Key result
Crew-resource management speeds process times and improves patient safety in acute stroke care.
Why the study?
Crew-resource management strategies have been adapted from aviation and surgery to acute stroke care to improve process times, patient safety, and staff satisfaction, but specific tools and experiences in this setting need to be shared.
Does the implementation of crew-resource management strategies improve process times and patient safety in acute stroke care?
Does the implementation of crew-resource management strategies improve process times and patient safety in acute stroke care?
Adapting crew-resource management tools from aviation and surgery to acute stroke care can significantly improve process times, patient safety, and staff satisfaction.
May support local evaluation of crew-resource management in stroke teams; leaves open need for randomized confirmation.
Crew-resource management is an approach to work and training that focuses on non-technical skills and strategies to prevent human error in complex procedures. It was initially termed 'cockpit-resource management' and developed for aviation in the 1970s after several severe accidents; it has contributed to a measurable increase in flight safety. In recent years, this approach has been successfully implemented in other high-reliability environments; surgical disciplines have made particular use of crew-resource management strategies and training, with resulting reduced mortality rates. The stepwise implementation of different crew-resource management strategies in stroke care at our tertiary stroke centre has helped to speed up process times significantly, and to improve patient safety and staff satisfaction. Here, we summarise our experience in adapting different crew-resource management tools to acute stroke care, sharing specific tools that have proven valuable in our hands, and we encourage colleagues to implement such strategies in acute stroke care.
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Willems et al. (2018) conducted a review in Acute stroke. Crew-resource management strategies was evaluated. Implementation of crew-resource management strategies in acute stroke care helped speed up process times and improve patient safety and staff satisfaction.
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