Critical Behaviors for Perioperative Improvement Teams

Christina T Yuan; Tasnuva M Liu; Benjamin Eidman; Della M Lin; Elizabeth C Wick; Michael A Rosen

doi:10.1097/AS9.0000000000000300

Critical Behaviors for Perioperative Improvement Teams

Ann Surg Open. 2023 Jun 28;4(3):e300. doi: 10.1097/AS9.0000000000000300. eCollection 2023 Sep.

Authors

Christina T Yuan^{1

2}, Tasnuva M Liu¹, Benjamin Eidman¹, Della M Lin^{1

3}, Elizabeth C Wick⁴, Michael A Rosen^{1

2

5}

Affiliations

¹ From the Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
² Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD.
³ Department of Surgery, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI.
⁴ Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
⁵ Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.

Abstract

Effectively leading perioperative safety and quality improvement requires a multidisciplinary team approach. However, leaders are often left without clear guidance on how to assemble and manage teams in these settings. We employ a Delphi process to prioritize specific behavioral strategies surgical safety and quality leaders can use to improve their chances of success implementing improvement efforts. We present the panel's consensus practical guidance on designing, managing, sustaining, training their teams as well as managing team boundaries and the organizational context.

Grants and funding

HHSP233201500020I/HS/AHRQ HHS/United States