The Future of the Operating Room:
Patient Safety, Simulation, New Technology
Andrew S. Wright MD
Institute for Surgical and Interventional Simulation BioRobotics Laboratory University of Washington
Disclosure
Research Support
Covidien Simulab LifeCell
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Institute for Surgical and Interventional Simulation
Operating Room Pre-op Anesthesia
Post-op Recovery
Discharge Planning
Healthcare Environment
Operating Room Pre-op Anesthesia
Post-op Recovery
Discharge Planning
Healthcare Environment
Operating Room Operating Room Pre-op Anesthesia Nurses Surgeon
Post-op Recovery
Discharge Anesthesia Planning Techs
Patient
Disease
Healthcare Environment
Operating Room Pre-op Anesthesia Nurses Surgeon
Post-op Recovery
OR Team Patient
Disease
Discharge Anesthesia Planning Techs
Healthcare Environment
OR Suite
Operating Room Pre-op Anesthesia Nurses Surgeon Post-op Recovery
OR Team Patient
Disease
Discharge Anesthesia Planning Techs
Healthcare Environment
Hospital
Operating Suite Logistics
OR Suite
Operating Room
Information Systems Central Supply
Post-op Recovery
Pre-op Anesthesia Nurses Surgeon
OR Team Patient
Disease
Discharge Anesthesia Planning Techs
Patient Centered Care
Reduce Errors Improve Outcomes
Patient
Medical Error
“To Err is Human”
Institute of Medicine 1999 Up to 100,000 lives lost due to medical errors Cost $17-29 Billion
Medical Error
“To Err is Human”
Institute of Medicine 1999 Up to 100,000 lives lost due to medical errors Cost $17-29 Billion
Discharge Zero Tolerance for Errors Planning
Medicare “Never Events”
October 2008
Object inadvertently left in after surgery Air embolism Blood incompatibility Catheter associated urinary tract infection Pressure ulcer (decubitus ulcer) Vascular catheter associated infection Surgical site infection- Mediastinitis (infection in the chest) after coronary artery bypass graft surgery Certain types of falls and trauma
Medicare “Never Events”
Proposed
Surgical-site infections after total knee replacement, laparoscopic gastric bypass and gastroenterostomy, or ligation and stripping of varicose veins. Legionnaires’ disease Extreme blood sugar derangement Iatrogenic pneumothorax Delirium Ventilator-associated pneumonia Deep vein thrombosis/Pulmonary Embolism Staphylococcus aureus septicemia Clostridium difficile associated disease
Quality Gap
Wide variations in utilization Wide variations in outcomes
Leapfrog, Etc. NSQIP CMS Pay for Performance
Geographic Variations in Utilization of Healthcare
From: Primer on Geographic Variation in Healthcare http://www.acponline.org/
Hospital Variations in Quality
NSQIP
ACS National Surgery Quality Improvement Program Risk-adjusted Outcomes O/E ratios
http://www.acsnsqip.org/
How do we improve outcomes and prevent harmful errors?
How do we improve outcomes and prevent harmful errors?
* And what do we do when a bad event occurs
Three Strategies for Improving Outcomes and Preventing Errors
1. 2. 3.
Training and simulation Real-time data collection, analysis, and feedback Implementation of new technology
Three Strategies for Improving Outcomes and Preventing Errors
1. 2. 3.
Training and simulation Real-time data collection, analysis, and feedback Implementation of new technology
Training and Education
What is the current model?
Lectures/Seminars On-the-job
What is wrong with the current model?
Disorganized Time consuming Inconsistent with needs of adult learners Costly Assessment/Certification difficult Impacts patient safety
Adult learning theory
3-stage learning process
Cognitive stage Associative stage Autonomous stage
Skill retention
Value of repetition
Requires appropriate guidance
Kneebone 2001 Med Educ
Learning in the OR
Surgery residents
Annual cost $53 million
$54.23 per case
12.64 minutes
$47,790 per graduating chief resident
197 additional hours
92% of Program Directors feel training outside OR is necessary
Bridges and Diamond 1999 Am J Surg Haluck et al. 2001 J Am Coll Surg
Simulation-based Training
What is simulation?
Simplified reality Learner-centered
Needs of learner, not of patient Repeated practice Immediate feedback At own pace “Permission to fail”
Objective evidence of performance
“Competency-based”
Gorman et al. 2000 Am J Surg Kneebone and ApSimon 2001 Med Educ
Simulation in Industry
Automobile
Nuclear Power Industry
Bus
Locomotive
Recreation Industry
777
Airline Industry
Military
Simulators in aviation
All pilots and crew must train and be certified on a flight simulator
Specific to each aircraft
Focus on safety Exposure to unusual or unexpected situations
Skill Training
Not just for skill training…
Team training
Crew Resource Management
Error Disclosure
Team Training
Team Training
Error Disclosure Training
May 18, 2008
Not just for trainees…
Pre-procedure warm-up Maintenance of Skills Introduction of new technology Introduction of new procedures Credentialing Team improvement
Credentialing
Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery
Joint program of ACS/SAGES Interactive multimedia Practice exercises Well-validated
Flsprogram.org
Team Improvement
Harvard Risk Management Foundation
10% Malpractice discount Team training
Factors degrading L&D performance Communication strategies in Event Management Strategies for debriefing events and disclosing medical errors Developing a culture of safety
http://harvardmedsim.org
Barriers to Adoption
Lack of familiarity Cost Limited time for non-clinical activities Limited proof of efficacy
H. Res 487 (EH)
Bill Number: H. Res. 487 (EH) Bill Title: Whereas the United States of America is a great and prosperous Nation, and modeling and simulation contribute significantly to that greatness and prosperity; (Engrossed as Agreed to or Passed by House) Sponsor: Rep Forbes, J. Randy Introduced: 2007/06/14 Latest Major Action: 2007/07/16 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. HRES 487 EH H. Res. 487 In the House of Representatives, U. S., July 16, 2007. Whereas the United States of America is a great and prosperous Nation, and modeling and simulation contribute significantly to that greatness and prosperity; Whereas modeling and simulation in the United States is a unique application of computer science and mathematics that depends on the validity, verification, and reproducibility of the model or simulation, and depends also on the capability of the thousands of Americans in modeling and simulation careers to develop these models; Whereas members of the modeling and simulation community in government, industry, and academia have made significant contributions to the general welfare of the United States, and while these contributions are too numerous to enumerate, modeling and simulation efforts have contributed to the United States by– onducted live and required 5 years, 14,000 personnel, and $250,000,000 for development; (4) preserving countless human lives, as well as military and civilian aircraft, ships, and other vehicles through the rehearsal of repeatable, simulated emergencies that otherwise could not have been practiced;
(5) increasing the quality of health care through the development of medical simulation training, which led the Food and Drug Administration to require such training for physicians before certain high-risk procedures to treat heart disease and strokes;
What are we doing at the UW?
Skills training for all residents
Defined Curriculum Defined performance targets
Team training
Code/Rapid Response teams Error disclosure OB/GYN
Credentialing
FLS certification Central Line Placement
Research
Tie education to patient outcomes
Three Strategies for Improving Outcomes and Preventing Errors
1. 2. 3.
Training and simulation Real-time data collection, analysis, and feedback Implementation of new technology
Rationale
You can’t fix what you can’t measure
STEP 1 Capture the Data
STEP 2 Analyze the Data
STEP 3 Report the Data
STEP 4 Act on the Data
acsnsqip.org
NSQIP
Data Collection
DEMOGRAPHICS SURGICAL PROFILE 9 variables 9 variables
PRE-OPERATIVE DATA
40 clinical variables 13 laboratory variables 18 clinical variables 3 occurrence variables 20 occurrence variables 12 laboratory variables 9 discharge variables
INTRA-OPERATIVE DATA
POST-OPERATIVE DATA
NSQIP
Data Analysis
NSQIP
Act
VA NSQIP Results 1991 – 2001
27% decline in post-operative mortality 45% drop in post-operative morbidity median post-operative length of stay fell from 9 to 4 days patient satisfaction improved
NSQIP
Example: Albumin
% complications 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 <2 (n=22) 2-2.4 (n=25) 2.5-2.9 (n=28) 3-3.4 (n=78) 3.5-4 (n=161) >4 (n=125) % complications
NSQIP
Example: Albumin
Nutrition Screening Tool
Unintended Weight Loss >20lb BMI <20 Factor are present than limit oral nutrition intake:
Prolonged nausea or vomiting Chronic diarrhea Anorexia Dysphasia Organ dysfunction
ASA III or IV Albumin ≤3 Prealbumin ≤10
Process Measures
On-time antibiotic prophylaxis Hand washing VTE prophylaxis
How can we get these done?
IT
Electronic Orders Medication checks
Standardized Protocols Checklists
Checklist
Checklist
Checklist
SCOAP
Surgical Care and Outcomes Assessment Program
WA State – 25 Hospitals Record compliance with Process Measures and Outcomes Report to hospitals
www.surgicalcoap.org
Three Strategies for Improving Outcomes and Preventing Errors
1. 2. 3.
Training and simulation Real-time data collection, analysis, and feedback Implementation of new technology
Fundamental Changes
Technology
Information, Energy, Imaging, Robotics, Nanotech, Pharm
Breakdown of traditional boundaries
Total integration of systems Rooms, instruments, supplies become “intelligent” Individual roles expand and interact (nurse logistician) Melding of traditionally separate functions (imaging, surgery, vascular, GI)
Robotics
Why robotic surgery? Humans are imperfect
Dexterity Tremor Reproducibility Limited to innate senses Disconnect between knowledge and skill
Surgery is hard
What does robotic surgery offer?
Increased dexterity
Increase degrees of freedom Motion Scaling Reduce tremor
Robotics
Big Expensive Limited use
What do we want?
Small Cheap Fast Better
“Supranormal Performance”
Faster Stronger More precise More reliable Integration of imaging, anatomy, and physiology Integration of Biosensors
What do we want?
Increase Reproducibility (reliability)
Semi-autonomous or autonomous behavior
Increase Speed
Semi-autonomous or autonomous behavior
What do we want?
Improve on our senses
Patient-specific data Identification of tissues Tissue damage sensing Integration of Biosensors Automatic tumor targeting Image-Guided Surgery
Multiple individual robots
Dimitry Oleynikov MD
University of Nebraska
Snake-like robots
Howie Choset PhD
Carnegie Mellon
Miniaturization
Miniaturization
Microelectromechanical systems
Untethered, Electrostatic, Globally Controllable MEMS Micro-Robot
Bruce Randall Donald – Duke University 60 µm by 250 µm by 10 µm two distinct motion gaits (forward motion and turning)
Miniaturization
Micro-forceps
Sun Yu, University of Toronto Capable of manipulating single cells $10/device
Automation
Potential to:
Increase speed Increase precision Increase reliability
Automation
2007 METI Robot of the Year
Fanuc industrial robot
Automation
Automotive – DARPA Urban Challenge 2007
Automation
Semi-autonomous performance of surgical tasks
Grasping Retraction Suturing Knot-Tying
“Point and Click Surgery”
Automation
“McSleepy”
Thomas Hemmerling, McGill University Closed-loop system Calculates and automatically administers drugs
Automation
Biosensors
Augment human abilities
Compensate for loss of haptics Sense tissue type, oxygenation, damage Identify tumors Guide therapy
Breakdown of Boundaries
Image-guided Surgery Catheter-based intervention NOTES
Marriage of endoscopy and surgery
NOTES
NOTES
Where will we be?
Operating Room Cath Lab Radiology Suite Endoscopy Suite
Where will we be?
Operating Room Cath Lab Radiology Suite Endoscopy Suite
All of the Above
If you look out into the long-term future and what you see looks like science fiction, it might be wrong. But if it doesn't look like science fiction, it's definitely wrong.
Christine Peterson Foresight Nanotech Institute
Contacts
awright2@u.washington.edu www.isis.washington.edu