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Sustained culture and surgical outcome improvement
Bruna Babic1, Anita Ayrandjian Volpe2, Stephen Merola1
1Department of Surgery, New York Presbyterian-Queens, Flushing, NY, USA; Department of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Background:
A focus on the culture of safety and patient outcomes continues to grow in importance. Several initiatives targeted at individual deficits have been described but few institutions have shown the effect of a global change in culture on patient outcomes.
Methods:
Patient care perception was assessed using Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) by Pascal Metrics®. A change in culture was initiated, followed by implementation of initiatives targeting communication and patient safety. ACS-NSQIP data was analyzed to assess outcomes during the period of improved culture.
Results:
Our institution had poor outcomes as measured by ACS-NSQIP data and several deficiencies in our culture score. Both statistically improved after initiative implementation. A difference in mean culture score across time (p < 0.001 = .031) was seen from 2013 to 2015, while NSQIP odds ratios falling in the 'exemplary' category increased.
Conclusion:
Our results demonstrate an improvement in both culture and outcomes from 2013 to 2015, suggesting a correlation between culture and surgical outcomes.
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