… to search for unrecognized bias in health AI. … E stiri H, Strasser ZH, Rashidian S, et al. An objective framework for evaluating …

… CRM training compared with those that did not. … Bacon CT, McCoy TP, Henshaw DS, et al. Organizational safety climate …

Lack of communication and interpersonal dynamics can contribute to failure to rescue. This study surveyed 262 surgical staff about perceived safety climate, but the authors did not find an association between organizational safety culture and failure to rescue or inpatient mortality.  

This study assessed the impact of crew resource management (CRM) training for surgical staff and organizational leadership on failure to rescue and 30-day in-hospital mortality. Two hospitals within a larger tertiary care system participated – one received training, the other did not. The authors found that the odds of FTR (2.9%) and 30-day mortality (0.4%) were higher at the hospital that received CRM training, but these differences were not statistically significant. These findings are consistent with prior research which found that CRM improved staff outcomes, such as safety culture and situational awareness, rather than patient-related outcomes.