Interruptions and Miscommunications in Surgery: An Observational Study
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| Title | Interruptions and Miscommunications in Surgery: An Observational Study |
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| Author | Fairweather, Nicole; Chaboyer, Wendy; Gillespie, Brigid Mary |
| Journal Name | AORN Journal |
| Year Published | 2012 |
| Place of publication | United States |
| Publisher | Elservier |
| Abstract | In surgery,asmuchas30%ofprocedure-specificinformationmaybelostasaresult of miscommunication.Weassessedtherelationshipbetweeninterruptions,team familiarity, andmiscommunicationsacrossapurposivesampleof160surgical procedures in10specialtiesduringasix-monthperiod.Descriptiveanalysiswas used toquantifyinterruptionsinrespecttothesource(ie,conversational,procedural) and typeofmiscommunication(ie,audience,purpose,occasion,content,experi- ence). Resultsrevealedaninversecorrelationbetweenthelengthoftimethatteams had workedtogetherandthenumberofmiscommunicationsinsurgery( .33, P .01). Therewasapositivecorrelationbetweenthenumberofintraoperative interruptions andthenumberofmiscommunications( .30, P .01). These results mayhelptoinformthedevelopmentofevidence-basedinterventionsde- signed tomitigatetheeffectsofmiscommunicationsinsurgery. |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Published | Yes |
| Alternative URI | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aorn.2012.02.012 |
| Copyright Statement | Copyright 2012 Elsevier. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version. |
| Volume | 95 |
| Issue Number | 5 |
| Page from | 576 |
| Page to | 590 |
| ISSN | 0001-2092 |
| Date Accessioned | 2012-07-13 |
| Date Available | 2012-11-22T22:43:12Z |
| Language | en_US |
| Research Centre | Griffith Health Institute; Centre for Health Practice Innovation |
| Faculty | Griffith Health Faculty |
| Subject | Nursing |
| URI | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/47519 |
| Publication Type | Journal Articles (Refereed Article) |
| Publication Type Code | c1 |
Please use this identifier to cite this record: http://hdl.handle.net/10072/47519
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