A5087062726- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Hospital Admissions and Outcomes
University of Auckland
2016-2019
Background Communication of clinically relevant information between members the operating room (OR) team is critical for safe patient care. Formal communication processes, such as briefing, sign in and time out, are designed to promote this. Aims We investigated patterns OR staff simulated surgical scenarios, identify factors associated with effective sharing. focused on influence precase which we defined formal communications. Method Twenty teams six participated two scenarios during a...
Aim NetworkZ is a simulation-based multidisciplinary team-training programme designed to enhance patient safety by improving communication and teamwork in operating theatres (OTs). In partnership with the Accident Compensation Corporation, its implementation across New Zealand (NZ) began 2017. Our aim was explore experiences of staff – including challenges they faced implementing NZ hospitals, so that we could improve processes necessary for subsequent implementation. Method We interviewed...
To extend reliability of WHO Behaviourally Anchored Rating Scale (WHOBARS) to measure the quality Surgical Safety Checklist administration using generalisability theory. In this context, extending refers establishing tool scores across populations teams and raters by accounting for relevant sources measurement errors.Cross-sectional random effect design assessing surgical five items on three phases, at sites two trained simultaneously.The data were collected in tertiary hospitals Auckland,...
While the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist (the Checklist) can improve patient outcomes, variable administration erode benefits. We sought to understand and how operating room (OR) staff use Checklist. Our specific aims were to: determine if OR discriminate between good poor quality of using a validated audit tool (WHOBARS); reliability accuracy WHOBARS self-ratings; influence demographic variables on ratings explore attitudes administration. Design Mixed methods study surgical cases by two...