Cognitive aids in the management of clinical emergencies: a systematic review.

P. R Greig; D. Zolger; D. N Onwochei; N. Thurley; H. Higham; N. Desai

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Cognitive aids in the management of clinical emergencies: a systematic review.

January 18, 2023

Greig PR, Zolger D, Onwochei DN, et al. Anaesthesia. 2023;78(3):343-355.

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Cognitive aids, such as checklists and decision aids, can reduce omissions in care and improve patient safety. This systematic review including 13 randomized trials found that cognitive aids in clinical emergencies reduced the incidence of missed care steps (from 43% to 11%) and medical errors, and improved teamwork, non-technical, and conflict resolution scores.

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