@inproceedings{30a0bb6017fe46c5a7655c92fe56d2b3,
title = "Things falling through the cracks: Information loss during pediatric trauma care transitions",
abstract = "Pediatric trauma is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in children in the USA. Several clinical teams converge to support trauma care in the Emergency Department (ED); the most severe trauma cases often need surgery in the operating room (OR) and/or are admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). These care transitions can result in loss of information or transfer of incorrect information, We interviewed 18 clinicians about communication and coordination during care transitions between the ED, OR and PICU. Clinicians completed a short questionnaire about patient safety during transitions. Results show that, although many services and units involved in pediatric trauma work well together, important patient care information may be lost in the transitions. To safely manage transitions of this fragile, unstable, complex population, we need to better manage the information flow during these transitions.",
keywords = "Care transitions, Patient safety, Pediatric trauma, Teamwork",
author = "Peter Hoonakker and Abigail Wooldridge and Hose, {Bat Zion} and Pascale Carayon and Ben Eithun and Thomas Brazelton and Shannon Dean and Michelle Kelly and Jonathan Kohler and Joshua Ross and Deborah Rusy and Ayse Gurses",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019.; 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2018 ; Conference date: 26-08-2018 Through 30-08-2018",
year = "2019",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-319-96098-2_60",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9783319960975",
series = "Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
pages = "479--488",
editor = "Sebastiano Bagnara and Yushi Fujita and Riccardo Tartaglia and Sara Albolino and Thomas Alexander",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018) - Volume I",
}