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Fig. 4

From: Approaches to the rationalization of surgical instrument trays: scoping review and research agenda

Fig. 4

Improvements and importance scores associated with STR techniques. Columns: 1–3: approaches, techniques, and abbreviations; 4: \( {R}_i^1 \): number of works that reported the use of technique; i; 5–7: number of works that reported impacts of each technique on operational improvements; 8: sum of entries in columns 5 to 7; 9: normalizes the values in column 8 onto a [0,1]-scale 10–14: repeat the same structure as columns 5 to 9 but focusing on economic improvements 15: \( {R}_i^2 \): score of classification of techniques i in relation to operational and economic improvements

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