Communication failures contributing to patient injury in anaesthesia malpractice claims.

Rachel N Douglas; Linda S Stephens; Karen L. Posner; Joanna M. Davies; Shawn L. Mincer; Amanda Burden; Karen B. Domino

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Communication failures contributing to patient injury in anaesthesia malpractice claims.

September 1, 2021

Douglas RN, Stephens LS, Posner KL, et al. Br J Anaesth. 2021;127(3):470-478.

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Effective communication among providers helps ensure patient safety. Through analysis of perioperative malpractice claims using the Anesthesia Closed Claims Project database, researchers found that communication failures contributed to 43% of total claims, with the majority between the anesthesiologist/anesthesia team and the surgeon/surgery team. Methods to improve perioperative communication are discussed.

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