Interpersonal and organizational dynamics are key drivers of failure to rescue.

Margaret E. Smith; Emily E. Wells; Christopher R. Friese; Sarah L. Krein; Amir A. Ghaferi

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Interpersonal and organizational dynamics are key drivers of failure to rescue.

December 5, 2018

Smith ME, Wells EE, Friese CR, et al. Health Aff (Millwood). 2018;37(11):1870-1876.

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When a patient experiences a major surgical complication, a health care team's inability to prevent subsequent postoperative death is known as failure to rescue. Stakeholders at five Michigan hospitals identified two changeable causes of failure to rescue: delayed recognition of evolving complications and communication deficiencies. A WebM&M commentary discussed a failure to rescue and system-level means to address the adverse outcome.

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