Team-Based Care: The Changing Face of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Todd C Crawford; John V Conte; Juan A Sanchez

doi:10.1016/j.suc.2017.03.003

Team-Based Care: The Changing Face of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Surg Clin North Am. 2017 Aug;97(4):801-810. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2017.03.003.

Authors

Todd C Crawford¹, John V Conte¹, Juan A Sanchez²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiac Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1800 Orleans Street, Zayed 7107, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
² Division of Cardiac Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1800 Orleans Street, Zayed 7107, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. Electronic address: jsanch25@jhmi.edu.

PMID: 28728717
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2017.03.003

Abstract

Cardiothoracic surgical care is a team sport. The increased complexity and sophistication of this field have resulted in the development of highly functioning multidisciplinary and interprofessional teams to optimize clinical outcomes. This article provides an overview of a team-based, patient-centric "systems" approach to the care of cardiothoracic surgery patients.

Keywords: Clinical microsystems; Collaborative care; Multidisciplinary approaches; Patient care; Patient safety; Team-based; Teamwork.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cardiac Surgical Procedures*
Congresses as Topic
Humans
Patient Care Team*
Thoracic Surgery / trends*
Thoracic Surgical Procedures*