Team performance in resuscitation teams: comparison and critique of two recently developed scoring tools.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

Following high profile errors resulting in patient harm and attracting negative publicity, the healthcare sector has begun to focus on training non-technical teamworking skills as one way of reducing the rate of adverse events. Within the area of resuscitation, two tools have been developed recently aiming to assess these skills - TEAM and OSCAR. The aims of the study reported here were:

Methods

The study consisted of two phases - reliability assessment; and content comparison, and correlation. Assessments were made by two resuscitation experts, who watched 24 pre-recorded resuscitation simulations, and independently rated team behaviours using both tools. The tools were critically appraised, and correlation between overall score surrogates was assessed.

SUBMITTER: McKay A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3500685 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature