Errors and the burden of errors: attitudes, perceptions, and the culture of safety in pediatric cardiac surgical teams.
Bognár A, Barach P, Johnson J, et al. Errors and the burden of errors: attitudes, perceptions, and the culture of safety in pediatric cardiac surgical teams. Ann Thorac Surg. 2008;85(4):1374-81. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.11.024.
In this study, researchers evaluated the culture of safety in pediatric cardiac surgery teams by using a survey based on the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire. Overall, teamwork was rated relatively low, similar to prior research analyzing operating room safety culture.