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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Safety Culture and Human Factors in Foreign Object Management in Surgery.

Sam Cromie, Alison Kay, Katie O'Byrne, Tess Traynor, David Smyth, Paul O'Connor, Dubhfeasa Slattery, Natalie Duda, Siobhan Corrigan

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Sam CromieCentre for Innovative Human Systems (CIHS), School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0001-5023-0435
Alison KayCentre for Innovative Human Systems (CIHS), School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland.
Katie O'ByrneCentre for Innovative Human Systems (CIHS), School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland.
Tess TraynorUniversity Hospital Waterford, Dunmore Rd, Ballynakill, X91 ER8E Waterford, Ireland.
David SmythUniversity Hospital Waterford, Dunmore Rd, Ballynakill, X91 ER8E Waterford, Ireland.
Paul O'ConnorSchool of Medicine, University of Galway, 1 Distillery Road, H91 TK33 Galway, Ireland.
Dubhfeasa SlatteryFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Royal College of Surgeons (RSCI) in Ireland, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland.
Natalie DudaCentre for Innovative Human Systems (CIHS), School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland.
Siobhan CorriganCentre for Innovative Human Systems (CIHS), School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0003-2046-8252

Funding

Health Research Board RCQPS-2016-2
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis paper examines the human and safety culture factors of the seemingly intractable problem of foreign object retention in surgery.

objectivesIt reports selected findings of the FOR-RaM (Foreign Object Retention-Reduction and Mitigation) research project, which sought to discover and understand challenges to Foreign Object Management across surgical and maternity settings in Irish hospitals and to recommend changes to address these challenges.

methodsThis paper presents the findings from surgical settings in one hospital site. A qualitative action research study was conducted with a wide range of stakeholders in the study hospital; the qualitative methods included 18 Semi-structured interviews with hospital staff, structured observations in surgical settings and Action Learning Sets to validate the data collected.

resultThe results highlight a number of safety culture and human factors considerations which may facilitate or hinder Foreign Object Management, such as (individual and team) Goals, the Processes required for successful Foreign Object Management, Culture, Teamwork, Information Management, and Training.

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foreign object retentionjust culturepatient safetyreporting culturesafety culturesurgery

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PMID40941519
PMCPMC12427651

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