Crew Resource Management in the Intensive Care Unit: a prospective 3-year cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Human factors account for the majority of adverse events in both aviation and medicine. Human factors awareness training entitled "Crew Resource Management (CRM)" is associated with improved aviation safety. We determined whether implementation of CRM impacts outcome in critically ill patients.

Methods

We performed a prospective 3-year cohort study in a 32-bed ICU, admitting 2500-3000 patients yearly. At the end of the baseline year, all personnel received CRM training, followed by 1 year of implementation. The third year was defined as the clinical effect year. All 7271 patients admitted to the ICU in the study period were included. The primary outcome measure was ICU complication rate. Secondary outcome measures were ICU and hospital length of stay, and standard

SUBMITTER: Haerkens MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5033035 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature