Surgical never events and contributing human factors.

Autor: Thiels CA; Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN., Lal TM; Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN., Nienow JM; Quality Management Services, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN., Pasupathy KS; Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN., Blocker RC; Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN., Aho JM; Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN., Morgenthaler TI; Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN., Cima RR; Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN., Hallbeck S; Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN., Bingener J; Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Electronic address: Bingenercasey.juliane@mayo.edu.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Surgery [Surgery] 2015 Aug; Vol. 158 (2), pp. 515-21. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 May 29.
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2015.03.053
Abstrakt: Introduction: We report the first prospective analysis of human factors elements contributing to invasive procedural never events by using a validated Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS).
Methods: From August 2009 to August 2014, operative and invasive procedural "Never Events" (retained foreign object, wrong site/side procedure, wrong implant, wrong procedure) underwent systematic causation analysis promptly after the event. Contributing human factors were categorized using the 4 levels of error causation described by Reason and 161 HFACS subcategories (nano-codes).
Results: During the study, approximately 1.5 million procedures were performed, during which 69 never events were identified. A total of 628 contributing human factors nano-codes were identified. Action-based errors (n = 260) and preconditions to actions (n = 296) accounted for the majority of the nano-codes across all 4 types of events, with individual cognitive factors contributing one half of the nano-codes. The most common action nano-codes were confirmation bias (n = 36) and failed to understand (n = 36). The most common precondition nano-codes were channeled attention on a single issue (n = 33) and inadequate communication (n = 30).
Conclusion: Targeting quality and interventions in system improvement addressing cognitive factors and team resource management as well as perceptual biases may decrease errors and further improve patient safety. These results delineate targets to further decrease never events from our health care system.
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Databáze: MEDLINE