Tasks, multitasking and interruptions among the surgical team in an operating room: a prospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The work context of the operating room (OR) is considered complex and dynamic with high cognitive demands. A multidimensional view of the complete preoperative and intraoperative work process of the surgical team in the OR has been sparsely described. The aim of this study was to describe the type and frequency of tasks, multitasking, interruptions and their causes during surgical procedures from a multidimensional perspective on the surgical team in the OR.

Design

Prospective observational study using the Work Observation Method By Activity Timing tool.

Setting

An OR department at a county hospital in Sweden.

Participants

OR nurses (ORNs) (n=10), registered nurse anaesthetists (RNAs) (n=8) and surgeons (n=9).

Results

The type, frequency and t

SUBMITTER: Goras C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6530509 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature