Soane, Emma 
ORCID: 0000-0001-6090-1212, Bicknell, Colin, Mason, Sarah, Godard, Kathleen and Cheshire, Nick
(2014)
The role of teamworking in error reduction during vascular procedures.
Annals of Vascular Surgery, 28 (5).
pp. 1094-1099.
ISSN 0890-5096
Abstract
Background: To examine the associations between teamworking processes and error rates during vascular surgical procedures and then make informed recommendations for future studies and practices in this area. Methods: This is a single-center observational pilot study. Twelve procedures were observed over a 3-week period by a trained observer. Errors were categorized using a standardized error capture tool. Leadership and teamworking processes were categorized based on the Malakis et al. (2010) framework. Data are expressed as frequencies, means, standard deviations and percentages. Results: Errors rates (per hour) were likely to be reduced when there were effective prebriefing measures to ensure that members were aware of their roles and responsibilities (4.50 vs. 5.39 errors/hr), communications were kept to a practical and effective minimum (4.64 vs. 5.56 errors/hr), when the progress of surgery was communicated throughout (3.14 vs. 8.33 errors/hr), and when team roles changed during the procedure (3.17 vs. 5.97 errors/hr). Conclusions: Reduction of error rates is a critical goal for surgical teams. The present study of teamworking processes in this environment shows that there is a variation that should be further examined. More effective teamworking could prevent or mitigate a range of errors. The development of vascular surgical team members should incorporate principles of teamworking and appropriate communication.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.annalsofvascularsurgery.com/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2014 Elsevier Inc. |
| Divisions: | Management Grantham Research Institute |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
| Date Deposited: | 13 May 2014 07:51 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Oct 2024 01:06 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/56734 |
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