Improvement in staff behavior during surgical procedures to prevent post-operative complications (ARIBO²): study protocol for a cluster randomised trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Inappropriate staff behaviour during surgical procedures may disrupt the surgical performance and compromise patient safety. We developed an innovative monitoring and feedback system combined with an adaptive approach to optimise staff behaviour intraoperatively and prevent post-operative complications (POC) in orthopaedic surgery.

Methods/design

This protocol describes a parallel-group, cluster randomised, controlled trial with orthopaedic centre as the unit of randomisation. The intervention period will last 6 months and will be based on the monitoring of two surrogates of staff behaviour: the frequency of doors opening and the level of noise. Both will be collected from incision to wound closure, using wireless sensors and sonometers, and recorded and analysed

SUBMITTER: Birgand G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6528209 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature