TY - JOUR
T1 - Safety in the Operating Room
T2 - Team Approach Saves Lives
AU - Kozhimannil, Thomas
AU - Prielipp, Richard C
PY - 2010/12/1
Y1 - 2010/12/1
N2 - Improvements in technology, classic peer review, and even relentless determination of the individual practitioner have proven insufficient to eliminate adverse events in surgical patients. Preventing avoidable harm must focus on changing the operating room culture from one of separate-and well-meaning individuals-to a cohesive approach by surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, and associated or health staff. Neily and colleagues report the results of a comprehensive team training program implemented across 74 Veterans Health or facilities, which was associated with an 18% reduction in annual mortality (rate ratio = 0.82; P = 0.01).
AB - Improvements in technology, classic peer review, and even relentless determination of the individual practitioner have proven insufficient to eliminate adverse events in surgical patients. Preventing avoidable harm must focus on changing the operating room culture from one of separate-and well-meaning individuals-to a cohesive approach by surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, and associated or health staff. Neily and colleagues report the results of a comprehensive team training program implemented across 74 Veterans Health or facilities, which was associated with an 18% reduction in annual mortality (rate ratio = 0.82; P = 0.01).
KW - Multi-disciplinary teams
KW - OR safety
KW - Surgical adverse events
KW - Sustaining safety culture
KW - Team-training
KW - VA operating rooms
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U2 - 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2011.01.004
DO - 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2011.01.004
M3 - Article
C2 - 21549263
AN - SCOPUS:79955517402
SN - 1043-0679
VL - 22
SP - 267
EP - 268
JO - Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
JF - Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
IS - 4
ER -