Bryce Bludevich, Kevin M Dickson, Hayley Reddington, Chelsea Jeewoo Lim, Max Hazeltine, Hannah Buettner, Anne Weaver, Jorge Yarzebski, Isabel Cristina Martins Emmerick, Maksim Zayaruzny, Mamatha Kadiyala, Mark W Maxfield, Karl Uy, Feiran Lou
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Abstract
Background: Although robotic surgery has gained popularity, safety concerns remain due to potential delay in addressing intraoperative hemorrhages since the surgeon is not at the bedside. This study aimed to test whether a training program for emergency robotic undocking protocols improved the performance of thoracic operating room (OR) teams.
Methods: An emergency undocking protocol and checklists were created for massive hemorrhage during robotic thoracic surgery. In phase I, two OR teams participated in in-situ simulations of the scenarios in the OR without knowledge of the protocols. In phase II, the protocol and checklists were introduced to four different OR teams by either high-fidelity lab simulation or video-based didactic sessions. The teams' performances were tested with in-situ OR simulations. Performance assessments included the number of missed critical steps, participant-reported feedback, and timeliness of crucial steps.
Results: All teams successfully converted from robot-assisted to open, with the attending at bedside within five minutes from the decision to convert, regardless of phase or education type. Phase I (control) teams had an average of 2.55 critical misses per team while the average was 0.25 for phase II teams (P=0.08). There was no significant difference between phases in time required for the surgeon to be at the bedside (average 132.2 seconds, P=0.64).
Conclusions: Targeted education can lead to improved team performance. This study shows that high-fidelity simulation and didactic sessions can both be used to effectively teach emergency undocking protocols.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Thoracic Disease (JTD, J Thorac Dis, pISSN: 2072-1439; eISSN: 2077-6624) was founded in Dec 2009, and indexed in PubMed in Dec 2011 and Science Citation Index SCI in Feb 2013. It is published quarterly (Dec 2009- Dec 2011), bimonthly (Jan 2012 - Dec 2013), monthly (Jan. 2014-) and openly distributed worldwide. JTD received its impact factor of 2.365 for the year 2016. JTD publishes manuscripts that describe new findings and provide current, practical information on the diagnosis and treatment of conditions related to thoracic disease. All the submission and reviewing are conducted electronically so that rapid review is assured.