Authors
Camilla Göras, Karolina Olin, Maria Unbeck, Karin Pukk-Härenstam, Anna Ehrenberg, Mesfin Kassaye Tessma, Ulrica Nilsson, Mirjam Ekstedt
Publication date
2019/5/1
Journal
BMJ open
Volume
9
Issue
5
Pages
e026410
Publisher
British Medical Journal Publishing Group
Description
Objectives
The work context of the operating room (OR) is considered complex and dynamic with high cognitive demands. A multidimensional view of the complete preoperative and intraoperative work process of the surgical team in the OR has been sparsely described. The aim of this study was to describe the type and frequency of tasks, multitasking, interruptions and their causes during surgical procedures from a multidimensional perspective on the surgical team in the OR.
Design
Prospective observational study using the Work Observation Method By Activity Timing tool.
Setting
An OR department at a county hospital in Sweden.
Participants
OR nurses (ORNs) (n=10), registered nurse anaesthetists (RNAs) (n=8) and surgeons (n=9).
Results
The type, frequency and time spent on specific tasks, multitasking and interruptions were measured. From a multidimensional view, the surgical team performed 64 tasks per …
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