Objective This study aimed to organize the literature on cognitive aids to allow comparison
of findings across studies and link the applied work of aid development to psychological …

A saying often attributed to George Bernard Shaw is 'The single biggest problem in
communication is the illusion that it has taken place.'While it has been debated who …

The anesthesia patient safety foundation (APSF) was founded in 1985 with the timeless
mission to ensure that “no patient shall be harmed by anesthesia.” This mission is still widely …

EditordThe recently released joint European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care
(ESAIC) and British Journal of Anaesthesia (BJA) guidelines for airway management of …

Introduction Simulation-based studies indicate that crisis checklist use improves
management of patients with critical conditions in the emergency department (ED). An …

EditordMajor trauma is a critical global health issue and often leads to preventable fatalities,
particularly in cases of delayed intervention. 1, 2 The initial hospital care of trauma patients …

Introduction Simulation-based studies indicate that crisis checklist use improves
management of patients with critical conditions in the emergency department (ED). An …

Background Many cognitive aids are formatted in a step‐by‐step fashion with the intent that
the aid will be accessed at the beginning of a critical event and that key behaviors will be …

Background: Stress and human error during perioperative emergency situations can
significantly impact patient morbidity and mortality. Previous research has shown that …

Problem identification: Perioperative emergencies, although infrequent, May lead to
significant morbidity and mortality associated with anaesthesia and/or surgery. Human factor …