Measuring intra-operative interference from distraction and interruption observed in the operating theatre

Ergonomics

Volumn 49, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 589-604

  Healey, A N ^a   Sevdalis, N ^a   Vincent, C A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distraction; Interruption; Operating theatre; Performance; Safety; Surgery team

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CORRELATION METHODS; IMAGE RECORDING; SURGERY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

DISTRACTION; INTERRUPTION; INTRA-OPERATIVE INTERFERENCE;

HEALTH CARE;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COLOSTOMY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GASTRECTOMY; GENERAL SURGERY; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEMICOLECTOMY; HERNIOTOMY; HUMAN; ILEOSTOMY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTESTINE SURGERY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; JOB PERFORMANCE; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PATIENT SAFETY; RATING SCALE; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL ERROR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEAMWORK; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEPHONE; VIDEORECORDING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; ATTENTION; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; MOVEMENT; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OBSERVATION; OPERATING ROOM NURSING; OPERATING ROOMS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33744832658     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130600568899     Document Type: Article

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