Throughput data
In the pre-adoption period, 1,026 procedures were completed, while 1,472
procedures were completed in the post-adoption period. Site number 1 saw
an increase from 325 cases to 488 cases, representing a rate ratio of
1.50 (95% CI 1.30 to 1.73, p < 0.0001). The second site
increased from 560 patients to 672 patients, representing a rate ratio
of 1.2 (95% CI 1.07 to 1.34, p = 0.0016). Throughput at the third site
increased from 141 cases to 312, representing a rate ratio of 2.21 (95%
CI 1.81 to 2.72, p < 0.0001). These data are summarized in
Table 1, with differences shown graphically in Figure 1. Procedure time
reductions across sites ranged from 10% to 40%.