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Comparisons were made between these cycles, based on the total number of hospitalizations, admission waiting times, patient satisfaction, and cost-effectiveness. After the intervention, comparisons of results for each improvement area were verified with benchmarks.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      After the first PDCA cycle, hospitalizations increased by 72.88%, and the wait time for IV iron therapy was reduced to 10 weeks, resulting in savings of approximately 1,329,120 SAR ($354,093.77 USD). A comparison of baseline data as of September 2018 and the first PDCA cycle showed a significant improvement (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2264 0.0002). After the second PDCA cycle, a further increase in patient satisfaction with a total score of \u00b1 95%, a reduction in waiting time to less than 1 week, and a cost-effectiveness of approximately 3,557,952 SAR ($947,881.78 USD) were achieved. At follow-up, significant improvements were also observed, reflecting maintenance of results with subsequent changes in type IV iron levels (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2264 0.0001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The creation of an IV administration room dedicated to parenteral procedures resulted in reduced patient wait times, improved quality of care, increased patient satisfaction, increased bed occupancy, and substantial cost savings.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.36401\/jqsh-25-14","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,20]],"date-time":"2026-05-20T01:59:57Z","timestamp":1779242397000},"page":"39-49","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Effectiveness of Plan-Do-Check-Act Approach in Improving Patient Satisfaction and Quality of Care in Parenteral Iron Deficiency Treatment"],"prefix":"10.36401","volume":"9","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4331-5769","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Rehab Y.","family":"Al-Ansari","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology Unit, King Fahd Military Medical Complex, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia"},{"name":"Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Khobar, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alexander","family":"Woodman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Scientific Research, King Fahd Military Medical Complex, Ministry of Defense Health Services, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sami","family":"Abuanz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Urology, King Fahd Military Medical Complex, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tawasoul","family":"Fadoul","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Internal Medicine, General Medicine Unit, King Fahd Military Medical Complex, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Aida","family":"Ortiguerra","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nursing, King Fahd Military Medical Complex, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Brenda C.","family":"Reyes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nursing, King Fahd Military Medical Complex, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kamal","family":"Al-Zahrani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Internal Medicine, General Medicine Unit, King Fahd Military Medical Complex, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Muhammad F.","family":"Abdellatif","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology Unit, King Fahd Military Medical Complex, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nada Rajab","family":"Alzahrani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Internal Medicine, General Medicine Unit, King Fahd Military Medical Complex, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"22027","reference":[{"key":"i2589-9449-9-2-39-b01","article-title":"Iron","author":"Barney","year":"2023","unstructured":"Barney J,Moosavi L. 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