Reducing patient waiting times in operating theatres via Lean 4.0: a qualitative study

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance · Published 2026-06-04 · DOI 10.1108/ijhcqa-01-2026-0005

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Azhagu Poornima Karunakaran, Jiju Antony, Olivia McDermott, Micheal Sony, Andrea Sutoova, Arshia Kaul, Ranjit Roy Ghatak, Sercan Demir, Dewan Islam, Cristina Ciliberto

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2026

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Karunakaran, A., Antony, J., McDermott, O., et al. (2026). Reducing patient waiting times in operating theatres via Lean 4.0: a qualitative study. International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijhcqa-01-2026-0005

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