Purpose

The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of a semi-structured intraoperative anesthesia handoff tool on patient outcomes and to assess the validity of the 5-Factor Perceived Shared Mental Model Scale (5-PSMMS) in a healthcare setting and whether the perception of Shared Mental Model (SMM) mediates the effect of the intraoperative handoff tool on postoperative outcomes

Condition

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Between 18 Years and 105 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Undergoing non-cardiac surgery in the main operating rooms (e.g. not the endoscopy suite or labor and delivery ward) - Undergoing at least one permanent (e.g. end of shift) anesthesia clinician handoff

Exclusion Criteria

  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status 6 (organ donors)

Study Design

Phase
Phase 2
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Crossover Assignment
Intervention Model Description
The non-cardiac adult operating rooms at Memorial Hermann Hospital are split into 2 floors, Sarofim 2 and Sarofim 3. These floors will be the unit of clustering. One floor will be randomized to the intervention arm and the other to the control arm. Every 4 weeks both floors will be re-randomized again to either arm for a total of 18 weeks.
Primary Purpose
Health Services Research
Masking
Single (Outcomes Assessor)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Epic Health Record semi-structured handoff cognitive aid
  • Other: Epic Health Record semi-structured handoff cognitive aid
    Epic Health Record cognitive aid will be used for intraoperative anesthesia handoff
Active Comparator
Usual care
  • Other: Usual care
    Epic Health Record cognitive aid will not be used for intraoperative anesthesia handoff

Recruiting Locations

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas 77030
Contact:
Aubrey Samost-Williams, MD, MS
(713) 500-6200
Aubrey.SamostWilliams@uth.tmc.edu

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Study Contact

Aubrey Samost-Williams, MD, MS
(713) 500-6200
Aubrey.SamostWilliams@uth.tmc.edu

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