Improving Teamwork in an Academic, Tertiary Care Labor and Delivery Unit

A Decade of Safon Rounds: Interdisciplinary Daily Rounding as a Method of Improving Teamwork in an Academic, Tertiary Care Labor and Delivery Unit

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02368535

Acronym

SAFON

Enrollment

234

Registered

2015-02-23

Start date

2015-01-31

Completion date

2015-03-31

Last updated

2015-07-22

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Conditions

Interdisciplinary Communication

Keywords

teamwork

Brief summary

The investigators wanted to determine if the establishment of interdisciplinary rounds has made meaningful changes in the perceptions of teamwork and communication. The purpose of this study is to determine if the establishment of interdisciplinary daily rounding has improved teamwork in an academic, tertiary care labor and delivery unit.

Detailed description

Failures in teamwork and communication are among the leading cases of sentinel and adverse obstetric events. Multidisciplinary approaches and communication could improve patients outcomes. In 2003, leaders from the department of obstetrics, anesthesia and nursing decided to institute interdisciplinary rounds as a method of improving team communication. Obstetricians, Anesthesiologists, Nurses, Perinatologists, Administrative Assistants, Consultants, and Neonatologists participate in the rounds. The investigators wanted to determine if the establishment of interdisciplinary rounds has made meaningful changes in the perceptions of teamwork and communication. The purpose of this study is to determine if the establishment of interdisciplinary daily rounding has improved teamwork in an academic, tertiary care labor and delivery unit.

Interventions

OTHERSurvey

25-item questionnaire on pereception of interdisciplinary rounds

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Working at L&D at Brigham and Women's and participating in daily rounds

Exclusion criteria

* subject's refusal to participate

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Perception of Teamwork Elements Present in Interdisciplinary Rounds - Total Response Scores	Individual Participation-10 min; Study Completion within 1 Year

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026