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Human Factors in Pediatric Surgery

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Despite the paucity of data and experience with human factors research in children, pediatric surgery is increasingly recognizing the impacts of human factors on clinical quality, safety, and outcomes, and the avoidable adverse clinical events are generally due to variability, knowledge gaps, or human error. While some interventions have been implemented, such as surgical safety checklists, time-outs, and improvement in handoffs, many others are yet to be addressed. Pediatric surgery requires adaptability as many children are unable to communicate, while others lack the cognitive or communication skills to inform clinicians’ decision-making. This adaptability leads to heuristic approach that employs practical methods sufficient for immediate goals but may cause systemic errors.

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  1. Pediatric Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    David Bliss

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Bliss, D. (2020). Human Factors in Pediatric Surgery. In: Cohen, T.N., Ley, E.J., Gewertz, B.L. (eds) Human Factors in Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53127-0_18

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