Improving laboratory turnaround times in clinical settings: A systematic review of the impact of lean methodology application

• Negesse Cherie ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: negessecherie45@gmail.com, negese.cherie@uog.edu.et

  Affiliation Department of Quality Assurance and Laboratory Management, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia

  https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3536-0874

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• Dereje Mengesha Berta,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Hematology and Immunohematology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia

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• Mebratu Tamir,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Medical Parasitology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia

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• Zufan Yiheyis,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Medical Parasitology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia

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• Abiy Ayele Angelo,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia

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• Amare Mekuanint Tarekegn,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Chemistry, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia

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• Elias Chane,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Chemistry, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6570-3781

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• Mesele Nigus,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Quality Assurance and Laboratory Management, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia

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• Bisrat Birke Teketelew

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Hematology and Immunohematology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia

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