Comparative issues in aviation and surgical crew resource management: (1) are we too solution focused?
Hunt GJF, Callaghan KSN. COMPARATIVE ISSUES IN AVIATION AND SURGICAL CREW RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: (1) ARE WE TOO SOLUTION FOCUSED? ANZ J Surg. 2008;78(8). doi:10.1111/j.1445-2197.2008.04619.x.
Many health care systems have applied crew resource management methods originally developed by the aviation industry in an effort to develop high-reliability organizations. This article highlights the differences between the aviation and health care operating environments and points out the risks of adopting non–evidence-based safety interventions.