In situ simulation: a strategy to restore patient safety in intensive care units after the COVID-19 pandemic?
Gómez-Pérez V, Escrivá Peiró D, Sancho-Cantus D, et al. In Situ Simulation: A Strategy to Restore Patient Safety in Intensive Care Units after the COVID-19 Pandemic? Systematic Review. Healthcare (Basel). 2023;11(2):263. doi:10.3390/healthcare11020263.
The redeployment of clinicians at the beginning of the COVID-19 public health emergency necessitated rapid training of staff, particularly those assigned to the intensive care unit (ICU). This review identified effective in-situ simulations that could be used in ICUs to restore and sustain patient safety following the COVID-19 pandemic. The in-situ simulations were able to detect latent safety threats and improve patient safety culture, interprofessional communication, and system organization.