Adaptive Coordination in Anaesthesia Teams and Its Relationship to Clinical Performance.

The impact of different coordination patterns on team performance during anesthesia inductions are analyzed using videotapes. These records are examined using various categorization systems (ETHZ), focussing on changes of coordinative behaviour with shifting situational requirements. A rating system comprising multiple categories is used to evaluate team performance. An integrated simulator study facilitates validation of the rating system.

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Key information

Conditions

Anesthesia Team Coordination

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Institute of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Zurich

Zurich, CH-8091, Switzerland

About this study

Video tapes and vital parameter readings are recorded with a setup allowing synchronized recordings. Thus, exact timing between events on different data channels can be determined. Data are analyzed for unforeseen events, technical performance, and team coordination / non-technical performance.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Anesthesia personnel with at least 3 months practical anesthesia experience
Patients undergoing surgical procedures

Exclusion criteria

Not meeting inclusion criteria
Lack of consent

Treatment and study plan

Observational study

Behavioral

Observational (descriptive) study of technical and non-technical performance

Other names: video analysis

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Zurich

Other

Collaborators

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

Registry information

Official study title

Adaptive Coordination in Anaesthesia Teams and Its Relationship to Clinical Performance. (Cooperative Project ETHZ, OAT, Prof. G. Grote, and IfA/USZ; Founding by Swiss National Science Foundation to Both Institutions)

Acronym: RACoP

Important dates

Study start: 2005
Study completion: 2010
First posted: Jun 27, 2008
Registry last updated: Jan 11, 2011

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