What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Study design: Review. Population: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Intervention: Teamwork and leadership training. Primary outcome: Performance of CPR.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To assess how human factors, particularly teamwork and leadership dynamics, influence adherence to cardiopulmonary resuscitation algorithms and resuscitation quality.

April 20, 2026Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Teamwork and Leadership in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

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Key result

Teamwork and leadership training improves team performance and algorithm adherence during CPR.

Why the study?

Despite widespread knowledge of CPR algorithms, outcomes have remained poor, and deviations from protocols by resuscitation teams suggest that human factors like teamwork and leadership influence CPR performance.

Does teamwork and leadership training improve CPR performance and adherence to algorithms among resuscitation teams?

Population

Resuscitation teams and healthcare workers performing CPR

Comparison

Teamwork and leadership training versus no such training or standard practice

Design

Review focusing mainly on high-fidelity human simulator studies

Authors

SHSabina HunzikerUniversity of Basel AJAnna JohanssonHadassah Medical Center FTFranziska TschanUniversity of Neuchâtel

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Implication

Supports integrating human factors training into standard advanced life support curricula; leaves open whether.

Key Points

To assess how human factors, particularly teamwork and leadership dynamics, influence adherence to cardiopulmonary resuscitation algorithms and resuscitation quality.
Narrative review of empirical research evaluating resuscitation team interactions and algorithm adherence.
Synthesis of high-fidelity human simulator trials utilized to control clinical variability and systematically measure team performance.
Prolonged team-building intervals and poor leadership behaviors correlate directly with major execution failures and protocol deviations during resuscitation.
Structured teamwork and leadership training significantly enhance subsequent emergency team performance and execution of resuscitation algorithms.

Structured PICO

Does teamwork and leadership training improve CPR performance and adherence to algorithms among resuscitation teams?

Population

Resuscitation teams and healthcare workers performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), primarily studied via high-fidelity human simulator studies

Exposure

Teamwork and leadership training / human factors interventions

Outcome

CPR performance and adherence to resuscitation algorithms

Teamwork and leadership training are critical human factors that improve adherence to CPR algorithms and overall resuscitation performance.

Limitations

Logistical barriers make controlled measurement of team interaction in the earliest moments of real-life resuscitations challenging, limiting most research to simulator studies.

Cite This Study

Hunziker et al. (2011) conducted a review in Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Teamwork and leadership training was evaluated on Performance of CPR. Teamwork and leadership training improve subsequent team performance during cardiopulmonary resuscitation, highlighting the critical role of human factors in adherence to CPR algorithms.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e643e5c3fdccbe27a8aa69 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2011.03.017

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Teamwork and Leadership in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

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