A Human Factors Approach to Surgical Patient Safety

Tara N Cohen; Bruce L Gewertz; Daniel Shouhed

doi:10.1016/j.suc.2020.09.006

A Human Factors Approach to Surgical Patient Safety

Surg Clin North Am. 2021 Feb;101(1):1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2020.09.006. Epub 2020 Nov 2.

Authors

Tara N Cohen¹, Bruce L Gewertz¹, Daniel Shouhed²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, North Tower, Suite 8215, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA.
² Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8635 West Third Street, West Medical Office Tower, Suite 650-W, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA. Electronic address: Daniel.Shouhed@cshs.org.

PMID: 33212071
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2020.09.006

Abstract

This article explores the role of human factors engineering in patient safety in surgery. The authors discuss the history and evolution of human factors and the role of human factors in patient safety and provide a description of human factors methods used to study and improve patient safety.

Keywords: Ergonomics; Human factors; Patient safety; SEIPS; Surgery.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Ergonomics*
Humans
Patient Safety / standards*
Surgical Procedures, Operative / standards*