TY - JOUR
T1 - Code Blue
T2 - Methodology for a qualitative study of teamwork during simulated cardiac arrest
AU - Clarke, Samuel
AU - Apesoa-Varano, Ester Carolina
AU - Barton, Joseph
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Introduction: In-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) is a particularly vexing entity from the perspective of preparedness, as it is neither common nor truly rare. Survival from IHCA requires the coordinated efforts of multiple providers with different skill sets who may have little prior experience working together. Survival rates have remained low despite advances in therapy, suggesting that human factors may be at play. Methods and analysis: This qualitative study uses a quasiethnographic data collection approach combining focus group interviews with providers involved in IHCA resuscitation as well as analysis of video recordings from in situ-simulated cardiac arrest events. Using grounded theory-based analysis, we intend to understand the organisational, interpersonal, cognitive and behavioural dimensions of IHCA resuscitation, and to build a descriptive model of code team functioning. Ethics and dissemination: This ongoing study has been approved by the IRB at UC Davis Medical Center. Results: The results will be disseminated in a subsequent manuscript.
AB - Introduction: In-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) is a particularly vexing entity from the perspective of preparedness, as it is neither common nor truly rare. Survival from IHCA requires the coordinated efforts of multiple providers with different skill sets who may have little prior experience working together. Survival rates have remained low despite advances in therapy, suggesting that human factors may be at play. Methods and analysis: This qualitative study uses a quasiethnographic data collection approach combining focus group interviews with providers involved in IHCA resuscitation as well as analysis of video recordings from in situ-simulated cardiac arrest events. Using grounded theory-based analysis, we intend to understand the organisational, interpersonal, cognitive and behavioural dimensions of IHCA resuscitation, and to build a descriptive model of code team functioning. Ethics and dissemination: This ongoing study has been approved by the IRB at UC Davis Medical Center. Results: The results will be disseminated in a subsequent manuscript.
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U2 - 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009259
DO - 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009259
M3 - Article
C2 - 26758258
AN - SCOPUS:84960193217
VL - 6
JO - BMJ Open
JF - BMJ Open
SN - 2044-6055
IS - 1
M1 - e009259
ER -