Latent safety threats and countermeasures in the operating theater: a national in situ simulation-based observational study.

Jennifer A Long; Craig S. Webster; Timothy Holliday; Jane Torrie; Jennifer M. Weller

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Latent safety threats and countermeasures in the operating theater: a national in situ simulation-based observational study.

February 23, 2022

Long JA, Webster CS, Holliday T, et al. Simul Healthc. 2022;17(1):e38-e44.

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Simulation training is a valuable tool to improve patient care. In this study, researchers explored latent safety threats identified during multidisciplinary simulation-based team training delivered to 21 hospitals in New Zealand. Common latent threats were related to knowledge and skills, team factors, task- or technology-related factors, and work environment threats.

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