There were no changes in standard operational procedures, both in the operating room and in the ICU.
Patients in both groups were subjected to identical operational procedures, defined as all procedures in the timeframe from leaving the ward for surgery till they were back in the ward after surgery.
For instance, the USA and Canada present over 65-70% of day surgery procedures out of the total operations (e.g. [21],[22]), 43% out of all operational procedures in Sweden [23], 51% of planned operations in the UK and 61% of planned operations in Norway.
Be consistent — make sure employees are informed about, and trained in, new operational procedures well in advance of any change, allowing them to acclimate.
And in regulated operational procedures, such as airlines, if you're flying a plane and you hit a bird, there's a very well-defined procedure for what you have to do.
The MDP301 protocol included a substantial social science component and the application of these qualitative techniques during the discontinuation period was critical in informing operational procedures.
The meeting lasted three days and, in addition to practical training in the system, operational procedures were discussed to ensure that the study would function homogenously in the different sites of the network.
Students who complete a dual vocational program predominantly receive practical, in-firm training, draw a regular salary and are closely integrated in operational procedures and collegial cooperation of their training company.
In each study centre, the laboratory team consisted of three technicians with university training, all of whom had been re-trained for diagnosing malaria in the laboratory by standard operational procedures [ 32].
4) Create a benefit-cost approach to compare investments in operational procedures or alternative sites to investments in physical grid security.
BA went on: "As with other operators of Boeing 777s powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 800 engines, and in accordance with the safety recommendations to the aviation authorities and manufacturers, we have put in place a number of additional operational procedures and checks since the AAIB investigation began in January 2008 to prevent a recurrence.
