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Dynamic patterns of communication and workload during cardiac surgery: An explorative study.

Liam Wietzorrek1,2, Eugenie Craenen3, Indy van Boven2

  • 1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart Centre, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.

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Summary

Operating room team communication varies with workload. Case-irrelevant communication increases with lower personal workload but higher team workload, impacting surgical phase length.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Surgical Team Dynamics
  • Human Factors Engineering

Background:

  • Effective operating room (OR) communication is vital for patient safety and surgical outcomes.
  • This study examines intraoperative communication in relation to physiological workload during cardiac surgery.
  • The research explores links between team member workload, communication types, and surgical phase duration.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between team members' workload and communication patterns in cardiac surgery.
  • To determine how case-relevant and case-irrelevant communication correlate with physiological workload.
  • To assess the association between workload, communication, and surgical phase length.

Main Methods:

  • 24 cardiac surgeries were recorded, with communication annotated from incision to closure.
  • Heart rate monitors assessed team members' physiological workload (HRV, RMSSD).
  • Mixed-effects models analyzed workload's impact on communication frequency and surgical phase duration.

Main Results:

  • Case-relevant communication peaked during bypass initiation/discontinuation; case-irrelevant communication was highest during final closure.
  • Increased personal workload correlated with less case-irrelevant communication, but increased team workload correlated with more case-irrelevant communication from others.
  • Both workload and case-relevant communication significantly influenced surgical phase length.

Conclusions:

  • Intraoperative communication patterns are dynamically linked to physiological workload.
  • Combining observational data with physiological workload indicators offers a promising method for studying OR team dynamics.
  • Further research is needed to refine these methods for enhancing surgical team performance.