Pragmatic Approach to In Situ Simulation to Identify Latent Safety Threats Before Moving to a Newly Built ICU
Authors' conclusion
In situ simulation effectively identifies latent safety threats surrounding the transition to new ICUs
Study context
- Population
- Care providers working in a newly built 24-bed neurocritical care unit at a tertiary care academic medical center
- Outcome
- Latent safety threats identified before the move
Methodological detailsquality improvement project, in situ simulation, single-centre, Orientation manual developed from the simulations, Three-stage in situ simulation program with standardized patients and high-fidelity mannequins, debriefing after each stage and scenario
- Quality improvement project
- In situ simulation
- Single-centre
- Orientation manual developed from the simulations
- Three-stage in situ simulation program with standardized patients and high-fidelity mannequins, debriefing after each stage and scenario
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Latent safety threats identified and addressed (physical environment, infection prevention, patient workflow, informatics)
- 70
Further findings
Missed latent safety threats · 2 years
- Missed latent safety threats at 2-year follow-up
- 2
Participant feedback (written survey)
- All participants agreed or strongly agreed that simulations were beneficial
Original publication
Pragmatic Approach to In Situ Simulation to Identify Latent Safety Threats Before Moving to a Newly Built ICU. Crit Care Med. Published 27 March 2024. doi:10.
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