Abstract
Background: The purpose of this study was to examine whether incorporating digital and video multimedia components improved surgical time-out performance of a surgical safety checklist. Methods: A prospective pilot study was designed for implementation of a multimedia time-out, including a patient video. Perceptions of the staff participants were surveyed before and after intervention (Likert scale: 1, strongly disagree to 5, strongly agree). Results: Employee satisfaction was high for both time-out procedures. However, employees appreciated improved clarity of patient identification (P <.05) and operative laterality (P <.05) with the digital method. About 87% of the respondents preferred the digital version to the standard time-out (75% anesthesia, 89% surgeons, 93% nursing). Although the duration of time-outs increased (49 and 79 seconds for standard and digital time-outs, respectively, P > .001), there was significant improvement in performance of key safety elements. Conclusion: The multimedia time-out allows improved participation by the surgical team and is preferred to a standard time-out process.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Journal | American Journal of Surgery |
| DOIs | |
| State | Accepted/In press - Jun 9 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Multimedia
- Patient safety
- Surgical safety
- Technology
- Time-out
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
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Enhancing surgical safety using digital multimedia technology. / Dixon, Jennifer L.; Mukhopadhyay, Dhriti; Hunt, Justin; Jupiter, Daniel; Smythe, William R.; Papaconstantinou, Harry T.
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AU - Dixon, Jennifer L.
AU - Mukhopadhyay, Dhriti
AU - Hunt, Justin
AU - Jupiter, Daniel
AU - Smythe, William R.
AU - Papaconstantinou, Harry T.
PY - 2015/6/9
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N2 - Background: The purpose of this study was to examine whether incorporating digital and video multimedia components improved surgical time-out performance of a surgical safety checklist. Methods: A prospective pilot study was designed for implementation of a multimedia time-out, including a patient video. Perceptions of the staff participants were surveyed before and after intervention (Likert scale: 1, strongly disagree to 5, strongly agree). Results: Employee satisfaction was high for both time-out procedures. However, employees appreciated improved clarity of patient identification (P <.05) and operative laterality (P <.05) with the digital method. About 87% of the respondents preferred the digital version to the standard time-out (75% anesthesia, 89% surgeons, 93% nursing). Although the duration of time-outs increased (49 and 79 seconds for standard and digital time-outs, respectively, P > .001), there was significant improvement in performance of key safety elements. Conclusion: The multimedia time-out allows improved participation by the surgical team and is preferred to a standard time-out process.
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