Crew resource management principles, originally developed for aviation, should have value in the practice of cardiovascular surgery to reduce human error and optimize teamwork.
Crew resource management (CRM) describes a system developed in the late 1970s in response to a series of deadly commercial aviation crashes. This system has been universally adopted in commercial and military aviation and is now an integral part of aviation culture. CRM is an error mitigation strategy developed to reduce human error in situations in which teams operate in complex, high-stakes environments. Over time, the principles of this system have been applied and utilized in other environments, particularly in medical areas dealing with high-stakes outcomes requiring optimal teamwork and communication. While the data from formal studies on the effectiveness of formal CRM training in medical environments have reported mixed results, it seems clear that some of these principles should have value in the practice of cardiovascular surgery.
Marvil et al. (Sun,) conducted a review in Cardiovascular surgery. Crew resource management (CRM) was evaluated. Crew resource management principles, originally developed for aviation, should have value in the practice of cardiovascular surgery to reduce human error and optimize teamwork.
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