Every Little Helps-Juniper Publishers
JUNIPER PUBLISHERS-OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY & CARDIOVASCULAR THERAPY Introduction The National Health Service (NHS) is facing an unprecedented financial burden. We have to save up to £22 billion over next five years. Some savings can be obtained by efficient working but the majority can be achieved by working ‘smartly’ and reducing wastage. Our advances in medicine are putting greater pressure on our finances and therefore we need to be more focussed to ensure that the precious resources of the NHS are utilised as effectively as possible. A large proportion of expenditure found in surgery is in the theatre environment [1]. Although implants, suture materials and cardiopulmonary bypass machine are the primary contributors to cardiac surgery costs, standardization of the surgical process provides an opportunity to decrease waste and improve efficiency. Cardiac surgeons can focus on the usage of instruments in theatre and assess the implementation of c...