Communication failures in the operating room: an observational classification of recurrent types and effects

L Lingard; S Espin; S Whyte; G Regehr; G R Baker; R Reznick; J Bohnen; B Orser; D Doran; E Grober

doi:10.1136/qshc.2003.008425

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Communication failures in the operating room: an observational classification of recurrent types and effects

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Jul 2017	360	147	116
Aug 2017	576	147	153
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Jan 2018	886	245	218
Feb 2018	986	279	158
Mar 2018	1104	345	215
Apr 2018	1125	383	253
May 2018	882	313	228
Jun 2018	728	284	423
Jul 2018	596	224	422
Aug 2018	697	261	338
Sep 2018	757	239	479
Oct 2018	1058	320	499
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Dec 2018	713	251	299
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Jun 2019	538	215	226
Jul 2019	511	233	217
Aug 2019	552	262	270
Sep 2019	526	245	239
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Dec 2019	704	196	298
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Jul 2020	319	130	228
Aug 2020	278	132	189
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Jul 2021	123	124	99
Aug 2021	116	116	101
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Jan 2022	388	191	143
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May 2022	486	250	170
Jun 2022	310	151	111
Jul 2022	302	158	106
Aug 2022	300	149	107
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Dec 2023	1376	120	46
Jan 2024	1280	131	30
Feb 2024	1050	57	25
Mar 2024	1639	69	32
Total	96385	35197	32514

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