title: Coordination challenges in operating-room management: an in-depth field study.
abstract: Dynamic settings possess complex information needs all requiring attention in order to be managed effectively. The following study describes the multi-faceted information exchanges essential for an operating room suite to be managed within the context of efficient, cost effective, safe practice. Through the combined use of observation, the Critical Incident Technique, and interviews, this study analyzed information issues that impact coordination. Results demonstrate how distributed team planning is inherent to the efficacy of the system, and discuss implications for information tools to support coordination within in a complex setting.
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland School Nursing, USA.
authors.forename: Cheryl L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Plasters
authors.forename: F Jacob
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Seagull
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xiao
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology; D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D003142:Communication; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D013502:General Surgery; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory; D019370:Observation; D009870:Operating Room Information Systems; D009873:Operating Rooms / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D000078329:Workforce