International Journal of Nursing Research

Objective: This article will mainly analyze whether the application of Six Sigma management to elderly hospitalized patients in hand surgery has a protective effect on complications. Method: A total of 78 elderly inpatients in hand surgery admitted to our hospital from January 2021 to December 2022 were selected as the study subjects. According to the patients wishes, the patients were divided into a routine group (under routine management) and a management group (under six sigma management), with 39 people in each group. The management effectiveness, incidence of complications, and improvement in quality of life of patients under the two management modes were compared. Result: The patients in the management group scored better than the conventional group in terms of nursing staffs operational skills, aseptic awareness, health education, and service attitude, P<0.05; The incidence of complications in the management group was significantly lower than that in the conventional group (P<0.05), indicating that six sigma management can effectively prevent the occurrence of complications in elderly hospitalized patients undergoing hand surgery; Before management, there was no significant difference in various indicators of life among patients in each group (P>0.05). After different management, the quality of life scores of patients in the management group were better than those in the conventional group, P<0.05, which can confirm that six sigma management can promote patient prognosis and ensure quality of life. Conclusion: For elderly hospitalized patients in hand surgery, the application of Six Sigma management can effectively reduce the occurrence of complications, have a good protective effect, benefit patient prognosis, and improve their quality of life. It can be further promoted and applied in clinical practice.

Six Sigma management; Hand surgery; Elderly patients; Application effect