A Theoretical Model of Flow Disruptions for the Anesthesia Team During Cardiovascular Surgery.

Autor: Boquet, Albert; Cohen, Tara; Diljohn, Fawaaz; Cabrera, Jennifer; Reeves, Scott; Shappell, Scott

Publication year: 2021

Journal of patient safety

issn:1549-8425 1549-8417

doi: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000406

Abstract:

OBJECTIVES: This investigation explores flow disruptions observed during cardiothoracic surgery and how they serve to disconnect anesthesia providers from their primary task. We can improve our understanding of this disengagement by exploring what we call the error space or the accumulated time required to resolve disruptions. METHODS: Trained human factors students observed 10 cardiac procedures for disruptions impacting the anesthesia team and recorded the time required to resolve these events. Observations were classified using a human factors taxonomy. RESULTS: Of 301 disruptions observed, interruptions (e.g., those events related to alerts, distractions, searching activity, spilling/dropping, teaching moment, and task deviations) accounted for the greatest frequency of events (39.20%). The average amount of time needed for each disruption to be resolved was 48 seconds. Across 49.87 hours of observation, more than 4 hours were spent resolving disruptions to the anesthesia team’s work flow. CONCLUSIONS: By defining a calculable error space associated with these disruptions, this research provides a conceptual metric that can serve in the identification and design of targeted interventions. This method serves as a proactive approach for recognizing systemic threats, affording healthcare workers the opportunity to mitigate the development and incidence of preventable errors precedently.

Language: eng

Pmid: 28678115

Tags: Humans; *Operating Rooms; Health Personnel; *Anesthesia/adverse effects; Models, Theoretical; Workflow

Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28678115/