Patient safety and communication
Communication and patient safety in anesthesia and intensive care
The overall aim of the research project is to study patient safety and communication in anesthesia and intensive care, and to investigate whether patient safety and communication between healthcare professionals change after the introduction of SBAR.
Data collection completed.
Project duration 2011-2016. Planned defense in 2016.
The project is a collaboration between HiG and Region Gävleborg with funding from both.
Researchers
Maria Engström, Associate Professor (main supervisor), University of Gävle
Gunilla Mårtensson, Associate Professor (assistant supervisor), University of Gävle
Christine Leo Swenne, Associate Professor (assistant supervisor), Uppsala University
Maria Randmaa, Univ. lecturer at the University of Gävle and PhD student at Uppsala University
Publications
Randmaa, M., Engström, M., Leo Swenne, C. & Mårtensson, G. (2017). The postoperative handover: a focus group interview study with nurse anesthetists, anesthesiologists, and PACU nurses. BMJ Open, 7 (8). 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015038 External link. [More information]
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Randmaa, M., Leo Swenne, C., Mårtensson, G., Högberg, H. & Engström, M. (2016). Implementing situation-background-assessment-recommendation in an anaesthetic clinic and subsequent information retention among receivers: a prospective interventional study of postoperative handovers. European Journal of Anaesthesiology, 33 (3), 172-178. 10.1097/EJA.0000000000000335 External link. [More information]
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Randmaa, M., Mårtensson, G., Leo Swenne, C. & Engström, M. (2015) An Observational Study of Postoperative Handover in Anesthetic Clinics: The Content of Verbal Information and Factors Influencing Receiver Memory. Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing, 30 (2), 105-115. 10.1016/j.jopan.2014.01.012 External link. [More information]
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Randmaa, M., Mårtensson, G., Leo Swenne, C. & Engström, M. (2014). SBAR improves communication and safety climate and decreases incident reports due to communication errors in an anaesthetic clinic: a prospective intervention study. BMJ Open, 4 (1). 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004268 External link. [More information]
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Randmaa, M. (2016). Communication and Patient Safety: Transfer of information between healthcare personnel in anaesthetic clinics. Diss. (abstract), 2016 Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. 70 p. (Digital Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Medicine 1186) Link External link. [More information]
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