From the* Department of Psychology, Saint Mary's University, and the† New Halifax
Infirmary, Halifax, NS nary, is considered “an incident that occurs during the process of …

Making mistakes is part of being human and human error is normal in all areas of life
(Bromiley & Mitchell 2009). In some contexts this is of little consequence, but in …

Background At a Midwestern academic medical center, we introduced a structured
teamwork training program to cardiothoracic operating room members with a goal of greater …

Background: Previous research has found teamwork failures to be strongly associated with
the occurrence of surgical error. There have been few efforts to prospectively collect data …

BACKGROUND: Teamwork is an important component of patient safety. In fact,
communication errors are the most common cause of sentinel events and wrong-site …

Breakdowns in teamwork that lead to surgical flow or operative disruptions are exceedingly
common, having been noted at a rate of 17.4 per hour in one cardiac surgery study19 and at …

BACKGROUND: The fear of committing clinical errors in perioperative care has a negative
impact on the psychological well-being of surgical team members and ultimately on patient …

Although surgical errors have historically been defined by the technical skill and clinical care
of the surgeon, human factors often play a role in surgical complications. In a systematic …

Objective: To analyze the effects of surgical, anesthetic, and nursing teamwork skills on
technical outcomes. Summary Background Data: The value of team skills in reducing …

BACKGROUND: Improving patient safety by reducing human error is a priority in all surgical
specialties. A model for assessing the myriad of factors affecting performance in the …