Adaptive Coordination in Anaesthesia Teams and Its Relationship to Clinical Performance.

Completed

• Conditions: Anesthesia Team Coordination
• Interventions: Behavioral: Observational study

• Registration Number: NCT00706108
• Lead Sponsor: University of Zurich

Brief Summary

The impact of different coordination patterns on team performance during anesthesia inductions are analyzed using videotapes. These records are examined using various categorization systems (ETHZ), focussing on changes of coordinative behaviour with shifting situational requirements. A rating system comprising multiple categories is used to evaluate team performance. An integrated simulator study facilitates validation of the rating system.

Detailed Description

Video tapes and vital parameter readings are recorded with a setup allowing synchronized recordings. Thus, exact timing between events on different data channels can be determined. Data are analyzed for unforeseen events, technical performance, and team coordination / non-technical performance.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-01
• Study First Submitted: 2008-06-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-06-26
• Study First Posted: 2008-06-27
• Study Completion: 2010-03
• Status Verified: 2011-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-01-10
• Last Update Posted: 2011-01-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 161

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
3	Observational study	Simulation of anesthesia inductions with advanced simulated critical incidents or events and analysis of technical and non-technical performance (max. 50 teams)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Institute of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Zurich; 🇨🇭 Zurich, Switzerland