Human Factors and Operating Room Safety - 23/01/12
, Thoralf M. Sundt, MD cRésumé |
A human factors model is used to highlight the nature of many systems factors that affect surgical performance, including the OR environment, teamwork and communication, technology and equipment, tasks and workload factors, and organizational variables. If further improvements in the success rate and reliability of cardiac surgery are to be realized, interventions need to be developed to reduce the negative impact that work system failures can have on surgical performance. Some recommendations are proposed here; however, several challenges remain.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Human factors, Operating room, Safety
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| Supported by the Agency for Health Care Research Quality NRSA Grant 1F32HS019190 and the Arthur and Tracy Cabot Fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Center for Surgery and Public Health. |
Vol 92 - N° 1
P. 21-35 - février 2012 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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