Intraoperative dynamics of workflow disruptions and surgeons' technical performance failures: insights from a simulated operating room.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Flow disruptions (FD) in the operating room (OR) have been found to adversely affect the levels of stress and cognitive workload of the surgical team. It has been concluded that frequent disruptions also lead to impaired technical performance and subsequently pose a risk to patient safety. However, respective studies are scarce. We therefore aimed to determine if surgical performance failures increase after disruptive events during a complete surgical intervention.

Methods

We set up a mixed-reality-based OR simulation study within a full-team scenario. Eleven orthopaedic surgeons performed a vertebroplasty procedure from incision to closure. Simulations were audio- and videotaped and key surgical instrument movements were automatically tracked to determine perfo

SUBMITTER: Koch A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9085674 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature