Continuous interprofessional coordination in perioperative work: an exploratory study.
Coordination of perioperative work is challenging. Advancements in diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities have not been followed by similar advancements in the ability to coordinate care. In this paper, we report on a study that explored the nature of continuous coordination as practiced by periop...
| Published in: | Journal of Interprofessional Care Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 125 - 131 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Mar2015
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=103748923&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 103748923 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 13561820 57N jtl: Journal of Interprofessional Care issn: 13561820 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Mar2015 vid: 29 iid: 2 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 103748923 100824058 10.3109/13561820.2014.950724 NLM25158118 103748923 ppf: 125 ppct: 6 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Continuous interprofessional coordination in perioperative work: an exploratory study. aug: au: Lillebo, Borge Faxvaag, Arild sug: subj: Interprofessional Relations Evaluation Perioperative Care Evaluation Quality of Health Care Decision Making, Clinical Evaluation Human Funding Source Exploratory Research Interviews Academic Medical Centers Norway Work Environment Appointment and Scheduling Information Systems Quality of Care Research Urban Areas Open-Ended Questionnaires Fieldwork Interview Guides Communication Operating Room Personnel Professional Role ab: Coordination of perioperative work is challenging. Advancements in diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities have not been followed by similar advancements in the ability to coordinate care. In this paper, we report on a study that explored the nature of continuous coordination as practiced by perioperative staff in order to coordinate their own activities with respect to those of their colleagues. We conducted in-depth interviews ( n = 14), and combined observations and focused interviews ( n = 31) with perioperative staff (physicians, nurses, technicians, and cleaners) at a major university hospital in Norway. Data were analysed qualitatively with systematic text condensation. The results indicated that a surgical schedule was important for informing staff members about the cases and tasks they had been assigned. Staff also depended on ad hoc, explicit communication to ensure timeliness of particular perioperative activities. This, however, left little room for adjustments of other activities. Hence, to be able to proactively coordinate their own work some staff tried to predict future perioperative activities by observing the workplace, monitoring the surgical scheduling software for changes, and sharing their colleagues' progress updates and predictions. These findings could be important for those developing support for perioperative coordination. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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