Development of an observational protocol for reducing and mitigating workload and the risk of Retained Foreign Objects

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dc.contributor.authorKay, Alison
dc.contributor.authorO'Byrne, Katie
dc.contributor.authorCorrigan, Siobhan
dc.contributor.authorCallari, Tiziana C.
dc.contributor.authorSlattery, Dubhfeasa
dc.contributor.authorSmyth, David
dc.contributor.authorTurner, Michael
dc.contributor.authorBennett, Deirdre
dc.contributor.authorLogan, Jamie
dc.contributor.authorCromie, Sam
dc.contributor.funderHealth Research Boarden
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-26T09:12:54Z
dc.date.available2019-04-26T09:12:54Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.date.updated2019-04-03T08:50:33Z
dc.description.abstractRetained Foreign Objects are an uncommon but costly problem in today's healthcare. It regards the outcome after an unintended item is left behind in a patient after an invasive procedure. This paper presents the development of an observational protocol used for surgical observations in the FOR_RaM Project. The FOR_RaM or Foreign Object Retention - Reduction and Mitigation project aims to analyze and understand the problem of retained foreign objects in surgery and maternity settings in Ireland, develop hospital specific foreign object management processes and implementation roadmaps, with a focus on reducing and mitigating the risk of foreign object retention. This paper discusses the methodology used for developing an observational protocol as part of a socio-technical multi-methods approach in order to gain a better understanding of the existing practices that take place in these settings, including workload, operational processes and collaboration. Emphasis is placed on the observational template development and design, observational tasks, critical points, procedures and protocols followed throughout. This observation protocol has facilitated the collection of critical data and been successful in identifying good practices and potential areas for improvement.en
dc.description.sponsorshipHealth Research Board (Grant Reference: RCQPS-2016-2)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationKay, A., O'Byrne, K., Corrigan, S., Callari, T. C., Slattery, D., Smyth, D., Turner, M., Bennett, D., Logan, J. and Cromie, S. (2018) 'Development of an observational protocol for reducing and mitigating workload and the risk of Retained Foreign Objects', H-Workload 2018: 2nd International Symposium on Human Mental Workload: Models and Applications (Works in Progress), Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR), The Netherlands, 20-21 September, pp. 154-176. Available at: https://arrow.dit.ie/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=hwork18 (Accessed: 26 April 2019)en
dc.identifier.endpage176en
dc.identifier.isbn9781900454643
dc.identifier.startpage154en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/7803
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherTechnological University Dublinen
dc.relation.ispartof2nd International Symposium on Human Mental Workload: Models and Applications (H-WORKLOAD 2018)
dc.relation.urihttps://arrow.dit.ie/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=hwork18
dc.relation.urihttp://www.hworkload.org/2018/
dc.relation.urihttps://www.springer.com/us/book/9783030142728
dc.rights© 2018, the Authors. This Conference Paper has been accepted for inclusion in H-Workload 2018: Models and Applications (Works in Progress) by an authorized administrator of ARROW@TU Dublin.en
dc.subjectObservationsen
dc.subjectProcedureen
dc.subjectProtocolen
dc.subjectTemplateen
dc.subjectRetained Foreign Objectsen
dc.subjectWorkloaden
dc.subjectOperational processen
dc.subjectCollaborationen
dc.titleDevelopment of an observational protocol for reducing and mitigating workload and the risk of Retained Foreign Objectsen
dc.typeConference itemen
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