When might a brief "huddle" be useful during a surgical procedure?

Nov 23, 2022 ... A theory-based instrument to evaluate team communication in the operating room: balancing measurement authenticity and reliability. Author Greg Freeman, Executive Editor Joy Daughtery Dickinson, and Nurse Planner Maureen Archambault report no consultant, stockholder, speaker's bureau, ... Dec 9, 2024 ... The purpose of this study was to evaluate the implementation of surgical time-out at an academic medical center in Saudi Arabia, and to reveal potential factors Time Out – To be completed before the first incision, acting as the final opportunity to identify the patient, the procedure, and the site involved; Sign Out – ... Jul 21, 2020 ... Plaintiff alleges that paperwork was inconsistent and OR staff didn't notice because they didn't conduct a mandatory surgical time-out. It improves surgical safety by providing a digital safe surgery checklist–recognized by The Joint Commission as a best practice–that encourages active ... 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 ... Mar 2, 2013 ... The importance of the topic of asepsis, surgical conscience and a time out has a direct effect on all personnel in that theatre we refer to as ... Mar 25, 2022 ... Starting Surgery – Second Timeout. After the patient is prepped for the procedure, the circulator calls another timeout before the scalpel is ... "Surgical time-outs are designed to promote situation awareness, teamwork, and error prevention. The pre-incision time-out in particular aims to facilitate ...