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Area of Science:

  • Medical communication
  • Surgical education
  • Human factors in medicine

Background:

  • Previous work identified frequent use of ambiguous language in operating rooms (OR).
  • Directional Frame of Reference (DFoR) terms are common sources of ambiguity.
  • Understanding DFoR is crucial for effective surgical communication.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine ambiguous Directional Frame of Reference (DFoR) examples in surgical settings.
  • To identify factors contributing to the understanding or misunderstanding of DFoR instructions.
  • To analyze surgeon comprehension of directional terms in critical surgical moments.

Main Methods:

  • Videotaping critical surgical moments from 6 surgeries.
  • Applying formal semantics to identify ambiguous DFoR terms.
  • Interviewing attending and resident surgeons about DFoR term meanings.
  • Comparing surgeon responses for directional agreement and performing thematic analysis.

Main Results:

  • Surgeons disagreed on direction in 34.6% of DFoR examples.
  • Misunderstandings stemmed from using linear terms for 3D space, combining degree modifiers with DFoR, using axial terms, and confusing left/right.
  • Lack of experience correlated with misunderstanding, while physical pointing mitigated it.

Conclusions:

  • Ambiguous DFoR language poses a high risk of misunderstanding, especially for novice surgeons.
  • Recommendations include avoiding linear directions and axial parts in favor of physical pointing for complex 3D directions.
  • Replacing vague degree modifiers with exact distances and using semaphores can enhance clarity.