Application of Quality Control Circle Activities in Improving the Standardization Rate of Robot-Assisted Pancreaticoduodenectomy Cooperation Among Rotating Nurses in the Operating Room

Yanshan Zhang, Lihong Xie, Chuxin Hong, Chong Zhu, Wenjin Lin, Wenji Luo, Donghua Long

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¹ The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, Guangdong, China,

IJGPN 2026 , 4(2), 32–42; https://doi.org/10.26689/ijgpn.v4i2.15059

© 2026 by the Authors. Licensee Whioce Publishing, Singapore. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution -Noncommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0) ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ )

Abstract

This study aimed to explore the effect of Quality Control Circle (QCC) activities on improving the standardization rate of robot-assisted pancreaticoduodenectomy cooperation among rotating nurses in the operating room. A total of 26 surgeries were divided into the control group (13 cases, routine mode) and the observation group (13 cases, QCC mode) based on time. With the PDCA cycle, targeted quality improvement was conducted. Results showed that the cooperation standardization rate in the observation group increased from 77.88% to 97.76%, preoperative instrument preparation time shortened from (15.3±2.1) min to (8.5±1.2) min, and error incidence dropped from 15.38% to 1.54% (P<0.05). Medical-nursing satisfaction also improved significantly. QCC can effectively standardize cooperation, optimize surgery flow, and enhance satisfaction, providing a feasible scheme for nursing quality control in complex robotic surgeries.

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