Perioperative medicine & outcomes

Identifying, Understanding, and Minimizing Unconscious Cognitive Biases in Perioperative Crisis Management: A Narrative Review

Anesth AnalgPublished Narrative review

Study context

Population
Literature on unconscious cognitive biases (UCBs) in perioperative crisis management
Outcome
UCBs relevant to perioperative crisis management
Methodological detailsScale for the Assessment of Narrative Review Articles (SANRA)-guided selection
  • SANRA-guided selection

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

  • Of the 19 most investigated UCBs, 9 judged clinically relevant or most frequent in perioperative crisis management
  • Formal didactic training on deliberative thinking: limited success in reducing UCBs
  • Clinical decision support tools (CDSTs) improve deliberative clinical decision-making, possibly by reducing maladaptive UCBs and forcing reflective thinking

Original publication

Identifying, Understanding, and Minimizing Unconscious Cognitive Biases in Perioperative Crisis Management: A Narrative Review. Anesth Analg. Published 24 October 2024. doi:10.1213/ane.0000000000006666

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