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Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg · Jun 2019
ReviewLeading article: What has an Airbus A380 Captain got to do with OMFS? Lessons from aviation to improve patient safety.
- M Davidson and P A Brennan.
- BALPA House, 5 Heathrow Boulevard, 278 Bath Road, West Drayton UB7 0DQ, UK.
- Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2019 Jun 1; 57 (5): 407-411.
AbstractThe understanding of why air accidents occur and all the factors involved with them has been a strong and constantly evolving driver for improving flight safety. While they are diverse professions, there are many similarities between flying commercial aircraft and surgery, particularly in relation to minimising risk and managing potentially fatal or catastrophic complications. Safety developments in the operating theatre seem to have lagged behind other High Risk Organisations (HROs). A 2018 Quality Care Commission report stated that never events are wholly preventable and expressed the need to learn from other industries. In this article we discuss various transferable lessons and procedures advocated from aviation that could be applied to OMFS in an attempt to improve team culture and safety for our patients.Copyright © 2019 The British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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