How can communication failures during surgery be mitigated by the time out?

Jun 30, 2023 ... During the time-out, the entire operating room team reviews the patient's identity, the procedure, and the surgical site before the surgical ... During a regional collaborative to prevent wrong-site surgery, discussed elsewhere, operating room managers at 27 facilities noted the durations of the ... Jul 7, 2021 ... In an effort to better prevent mishaps, the Joint Commission requires accredited dental practices to implement a timeout before all surgical ... Feb 5, 2025 ... Background The surgical time-out is a critical safety measure used in the operating room (OR). We examined the mediating relationship of the ... Time Out Objectives. • Demonstrate understanding of the rationale for conducting a Time Out prior to the surgical procedure. Sep 1, 2016 ... Communication among the members of a surgical team, represented by the time-out feature of a checklist, is itself an ethically significant ... Additional Confirmatory “Time Out”: All work is to cease when a new surgeon arrives and assumes primary responsibility for the case, or if the patient/operative ... Introduction. The time-out (TO) can prevent adverse events but is subject to TO engagement. We hypothesize transforming the TO to an auditable, active process ... Oct 20, 2020 ... Conclusions Errors in the timeout routine go unnoticed by the team in almost half of cases. Therefore, even if preoperative timeout routines are ... For surgical safety checks, the timeout check could be done while the patient is still awake to enable them to contribute to the conversation, rather than ...