Coping with errors in the operating room: intraoperative strategies, postoperative strategies, and sex differences.

Jonathan D D'Angelo; Sarah Lund; Rebecca A Busch; Sarah Tevis; Kellie L Mathis; Scott R Kelley; Eric J Dozois; Anne-Lise D. D'Angelo

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Coping with errors in the operating room: intraoperative strategies, postoperative strategies, and sex differences.

September 22, 2021

D'Angelo JD, Lund S, Busch RA, et al. Surgery. 2021;170(2):440-445.

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This study evaluated the type and effectiveness of resident and faculty coping strategies following an intraoperative error and the interaction with physician gender. Results show that while men and women surgeons experience adverse events at approximately the same rate, the coping methods utilized and effectiveness of the methods varied.

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