… … Surgery … This study evaluated trauma readiness among surgical residents following trauma surgery training and its impact on critical errors. Resident trauma readiness … index increased significantly following the training, and training resulted in fewer critical errors  committed by …

… compared military mortality reviews to nonmilitary studies of pre- or in-hospital mortality reviews. The authors note widely varying review processes, data inclusion, and preventability assessment , and recommend standardization of definitions and …

… associated with surgical patient outcomes. This evaluation of an educational simulation intervention found that training … role of procedure volume in building surgical skill and safety. A related editorial focuses on the subset of learners who did …

Accurate initial assessment and resuscitation of trauma patients is critical to ensuring correct treatment and survival, and although standardized algorithms have been developed for initial trauma evaluation, errors are not uncommon. This innovative randomized controlled trial implemented a computerized clinician decision support system (CDSS) to ensure adherence to standardized protocols for trauma resuscitation, and used video capture of trauma resuscitations to assess the effects of the CDSS on patient outcomes. Use of the CDSS resulted in significantly reduced errors, and also reduced morbidity compared to standard treatment. This study demonstrates the utility of a CDSS in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment.

… Journal of critical care … J Crit Care … This article discusses various methods of assessing team performance in health care, including direct observation, surveys, and video-based analysis, and outlines the strengths and …

… Annals of emergency medicine … Ann Emerg Med … The authors observed and photographed ways in which staff used a whiteboard in a surgical trauma unit and found that the …

… Surgical innovation … Surg Innov … The authors summarize the uses of video in patient safety and discuss issues with its use, including legal and ethical …