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    Leadership in different resuscitation situations
    (2014) ;
    Semmer, Norbert K.
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    Hunziker, Sabina
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    Kolbe, Michaela
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    Marsch, Stephan U.
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    Impact of a stress coping strategy on perceived stress levels and performance during a simulated cardiopulmonary resuscitation: A randomized controlled trial
    (2013-9-14)
    Hunziker, Sabina
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    Pagani, Simona
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    Fasler, Katrin
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    Semmer, Norbert K.
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    Marsch, Stephan U.
    Abstract Background: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) causes significant stress, which may cause deficiencies in attention and increase distractibility. This may lead to misjudgements of priorities and delays in CPR performance, which may further increase mental stress (vicious cycle). This study assessed the impact of a task- focusing strategy on perceived stress levels and performance during a simulated CPR scenario. Methods: This prospective, randomized-controlled trial was conducted at the simulator-center of the University Hospital Basel, Switzerland. A total of 124 volunteer medical students were randomized to receive instructions about focusing on relevant task elements by posing two task-focusing questions (“what is the patient’s condition?”, “what immediate action is needed?”) when feeling overwhelmed by stress (intervention-group) or a control-group. The primary outcome was the perceived levels of stress and feeling overwhelmed (stress/overload); secondary outcomes were hands-on time, time to start CPR and number of leadership statements. Results: Participants in the intervention-group reported significantly less stress/overload levels compared to the control-group (mean difference: -0.6 (95%CI - 1.3, -0.1), p=0.04). Higher stress/overload was associated with less hands-on time. Leadership statements did not differ between groups, but the number of leadership statements did relate to performance. Hands-on time was higher in the intervention-group, but the difference was not statistically different (difference 5.5 (95%CI -3.1, 14.2), p=0.2); there were no differences in time to start CPR (difference -1.4 (95%CI - 8.4, 5.7), p=0.71). Conclusions: A brief task-focusing strategy decreased perceived stress without significantly affecting performance in a simulated CPR. Further studies should investigate more intense interventions for reducing stress.
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    Dynamics and association of different acute stress markers with performance during a simulated resuscitation
    (2012-5)
    Hunziker, Sabina
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    Semmer, Norbert K.
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    Schuetz, P
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    Mueller, B
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    Marsch, Stephan U
    AIM: Whether mental stress negatively impacts team performance during cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) remains controversial; this may partly be explained by differences in stress measures used in previous studies. Our aim was to compare self-reported, biochemical and physiological stress measures in regard to CPR performance. METHODS: This prospective, observational study was conducted at the simulator center of the University Hospital Basel, Switzerland. Self-reported (feeling stressed and overwhelmed [stress/overload]), biochemical (plasma cortisol) and physiological (heart rate, heart rate variability) stress measures were assessed in 28 residents (teams of 2) before, during and after resuscitation. Team performance was defined as time to start CPR and hands-on time during the first 180s. RESULTS: At baseline, significant negative correlations of heart rate variability with stress/overload and heart rate, as well as positive correlations of heart rate and cortisol were found. During resuscitation, self-reported, biochemical and physiological stress measures did not correlate significantly. There was no association of baseline stress measures with performance. During CPR, stress/overload was significantly associated with time to start CPR (regression coefficient 12.01 (95% CI 0.65, 23.36), p=0.04), while heart rate was negatively associated with time to start CPR (regression coefficient -0.78 (95% CI -1.44, -0.11), p=0.027) and positively with hands-on time (regression coefficient 2.22 (95% CI 0.53, 3.92), p=0.015). CONCLUSIONS: Self-reported stress (stress/overload) was the only predictor for low CPR performance. Biochemical measures showed no association, and physiological measures (heart rate) showed an inverse association, which may be due to physical activity, limiting its value as a mental stress marker in this acute setting
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    Leadership in medical emergencies is not gender specific - Reply
    (2012-4-2)
    Marsch, Stephan U
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    Hunziker, Sabina
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    Hunziker, Patrick
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    Semmer, Norbert K.
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    Group research using high-fidelity experimental simulations
    (New York: Routledge, 2012) ;
    Semmer, Norbert K.
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    Hunziker, Sabina
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    Marsch, Stephan U
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    Group research unsing hihg-fidelity experimental simulations
    (New York: Routledge, 2012) ;
    Semmer, Norbert K.
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    Hunziker, Sabina
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    Marsch, Stephan U
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    Perceived stress and performance during a simulated resuscitation: A pilot study
    (2011-9-1)
    Hunziker, Sabina
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    Laschinger, Laura
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    Portmann, S
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    Semmer, Norbert K.
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    Marsch, Stephan U
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    Teamwork and Leadership in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
    (2011-3-8)
    Hunziker, Sabina
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    Johansson, Anna C
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    Semmer, Norbert K.
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    Rock, Laura
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    Howell, Michael D
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    Marsch, Stephan U
    Despite substantial efforts to make cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) algorithms known to healthcare workers, the outcome of CPR has remained poor during the past decades. Resuscitation teams often deviate from algorithms of CPR. Emerging evidence suggests that in addition to technical skills of individual rescuers, human factors such as teamwork and leadership affect adherence to algorithms and hence the outcome of CPR. This review describes the state of the science linking team interactions to the performance of CPR. Because logistical barriers make controlled measurement of team interaction in the earliest moments of real-life resuscitations challenging, our review focuses mainly on high-fidelity human simulator studies. This technique allows in-depth investigation of complex human interactions using precise and reproducible methods. It also removes variability in the clinical parameters of resuscitation, thus letting researchers study human factors and team interactions without confounding by clinical variability from resuscitation to resuscitation. Research has shown that a prolonged process of team building and poor leadership behavior are associated with significant shortcomings in CPR. Teamwork and leadership training have been shown to improve subsequent team performance during resuscitation and have recently been included in guidelines for advanced life support courses. We propose that further studies on the effects of team interactions on performance of complex medical emergency interventions such as resuscitation are needed. Future efforts to better understand the influence of team factors (e.g., team member status, team hierarchy, handling of human errors), individual factors (e.g., sex differences, perceived stress), and external factors (e.g., equipment, algorithms, institutional characteristics) on team performance in resuscitation situations are critical to improve CPR performance and medical outcomes of patients.
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    Activities during interruptions in cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a simulator study
    (2011) ;
    Vetterli, Maria
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    Semmer, Norbert K.
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    Hunziker, Sabina
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    Marsch, Stephan U
    OBJECTIVE: Studies investigating the quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) have revealed frequent unnecessary interruptions of life support. The primary objective of the study is to analyze what happens during interruptions. We investigated (a) whether interruptions are filled with "secondary activities", i.e., activities only indirectly related to the primary task of providing life support (e.g., preparatory and diagnostic activities), and (b) whether all group members focus on the same secondary activity during interruptions, thus impeding group coordination, and detracting from the primary task of providing life support. DESIGN: Prospective observational study. SETTING: Twenty teams of general practitioners were videotaped during a simulated cardiac arrest. OUTCOME MEASURES: Resuscitation performance was assessed as hands-on time according to resuscitation guidelines. Unnecessary interruptions were defined as periods the patient received no hands-on support. RESULTS: Teams of general practitioners achieved hands-on time in accordance with the resuscitation guidelines (chest compression/ventilation/defibrillation) during 62% of the time the patient had no pulse. Unnecessary interruptions consumed 32% of the available time. During most of the unnecessary interruption time, team members engaged in secondary medical activities, particularly observing the monitor (47%) and dealing with the defibrillator (47%). During 56% of the unnecessary interruption time, all team members focussed their attention on the same secondary activity, thus neglecting the need for task distribution among team members. CONCLUSIONS: Unnecessary interruptions of CPR occur frequently and consume approximately one-third of the time patients should receive continuous life support. Unnecessary interruptions are mainly characterized by secondary medical activities that may be perceived as meaningful. During the majority of unnecessary interruptions, all team members focus on the same secondary activity, indicating shortcomings in task distribution in the resuscitation team. The findings emphasize the importance of team training with particular emphasis on situational awareness and task distribution.
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    Decisive action vs. joint deliberation: Different medical tasks imply different coordination requirements
    (Boca Raton: Taylor & Francis, 2011) ;
    Semmer, Norbert K.
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    Hunziker, Sabina
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    Marsch, Stephan U