Preoperative Multidisciplinary Team Huddle Improves Communication and Safety for Unscheduled Cesarean Deliveries: A System Redesign Using Improvement Science
In an academic obstetric unit, communication failures surrounding unscheduled CD were identified as a contributor to staff dissatisfaction and perception of safety risk. Implementation of a bedside multidisciplinary pre-CD huddle improved communication between teams and contributed to creating a culture of safety without causing significant delays in care.
Authors
- Sean A. Josephs
- J. Crowe
- J.A. Strong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9363-0551)
- Michael Stacey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0892-2985)
- Candice Snyder
- Thomas L. Minges
- Andrea Girnius (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3449-5713)
- Heather Czarny (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0805-3556)
- Muhammad Ahsan Zafar
- Tamara Supinski
Institutions
- University of Cincinnati (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Anesthesia & Analgesia
- Published
- 2024-09-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1213/ane.0000000000006905
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.21