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Remote Video Auditing With Real-Time Feedback In An Academic Surgical Suite Improves Safety And Efficiency Metrics: A Cluster Randomised Study, F. J. Overdyk, O. Dowling, S. Newman, D. Glatt, M. Chester, D. Armellino, B. Cole, G. S. Landis, D. Schoenfeld, J. F. Dicapua Jan 2015

Remote Video Auditing With Real-Time Feedback In An Academic Surgical Suite Improves Safety And Efficiency Metrics: A Cluster Randomised Study, F. J. Overdyk, O. Dowling, S. Newman, D. Glatt, M. Chester, D. Armellino, B. Cole, G. S. Landis, D. Schoenfeld, J. F. Dicapua

Journal Articles

IMPORTANCE: Compliance with the surgical safety checklist during operative procedures has been shown to reduce inhospital mortality and complications but proper execution by the surgical team remains elusive. OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the impact of remote video auditing with real-time provider feedback on checklist compliance during sign-in, time-out and sign-out and case turnover times. DESIGN, SETTING: Prospective, cluster randomised study in a 23-operating room (OR) suite. PARTICIPANTS: Surgeons, anaesthesia providers, nurses and support staff. EXPOSURE: ORs were randomised to receive, or not receive, real-time feedback on safety checklist compliance and efficiency metrics via display boards and text messages, followed by a …