Human Factors in Surgery (eBook, PDF)

Enhancing Safety and Flow in Patient Care
Redaktion: Cohen, Tara N.; Gewertz, Bruce L.; Ley, Eric J.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book delivers a comprehensive review of human factors principles as they relate to surgical care inside and outside of the operating theatre. It provides multi-dimensional human-centered insights from the viewpoint of academic surgeons and experts in human factors engineering to improve workflow, treatment time, and outcomes. To guide the reader, the book begins broadly with Human Factors Principles for Surgery then narrows to a discussion of surgical specialties and scenarios. Each chapter follows the following structure: (1) An overview of the topic at hand to provide a reference for readers; (2) a case study or story to illustrate the topic; (3) a discussion of the topic including human factors insights; (4) lessons learned, or personal "pearls" related to improving the specific system described.

Written by experts in the field, Human Factors in Surgery: Enhancing Safety and Flow in Patient Care describes elements of the surgical system and highlightsthe lessons learned from systems engineering. It serves as a valuable resource for surgeons at any level in their training that wish to improve their practice.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 247
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. September 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783030531270
• Artikelnr.: 61827132

Autorenporträt

Tara N. Cohen Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Surgery (Assistant Professor) Los Angeles, CA USA Eric J. Ley Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Surgery (Professor)  Los Angeles, CA USA  Bruce L. Gewertz Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Surgery (H & S Nichols Distinguished Chair) Los Angeles, CA USA

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 - Introduction.- Introduction to Human Factors in Surgery.- Part 2 - Human Factors.- Human Factors Principles for Surgery.- The Person: Individual and Team-Level Factors Contributing to Safe and Successful Surgery.- Safe and Effective use of Tools and Technology in the Operating Room.- Work System Tasks: Blending art and science.- Surgical Performance and the Working Environment.- Organizational Influences and Surgical System Safety.- Part 3 - Broad Surgical Considerations.- Human Factors in Perioperative Care.- Counting backwards: Tracing the effect of human factors in anesthesiology.- Human Factors in Military Surgery.- Addressing Work-System Challenges in Robotic or High-Technology Surgery.- Surgical Coaching: Improving team-based and system-level interventions.- Part 4 - Broad Surgical Considerations.- Human Factors Considerations in Cardiac Surgery.- Applying a human factors approach to improve patient care in colorectal surgery.- Identifying opportunities to improve processes in emergency general surgery.- Surgical Oncology and Human Factors.- Human Factors Research in Orthopedic Surgery.- Human Factors in Pediatric Surgery.- Plastics and Reconstruction: The Role of Human Factors.- Human Factors in Transplant Surgery.- Exploring human factors in Trauma.- Identifying opportunities to enhance thoracic surgery using human factors.- The Application of Human Factors Research to Improve Urological Care.- Vascular Surgery - Acute Aortic Catastrophes.- Part 5 - Conclusion.- Final Thoughts.