We hope this guidance will allow reviewers to present the findings of DTA reviews so that it is easier for readers to understand the results and conclusions. This will increase the accessibility of these reviews for various audiences.
Risk-adjusted survival statistics after children's heart surgery are published annually in the United Kingdom. Interpreting these statistics is difficult, and better resources about how to interpret survival data are needed. Here we describe how a multidisciplinary team of mathematicians, psychologists, and a charity worked with parents of heart surgery children and other users to codevelop online resources to present survival outcomes. Early and ongoing involvement of users was crucial and considerably changed the content, scope, and look of the website, and the formal psychology experiments provided deeper insight. The website http://childrensheartsurgery.info/ was launched in June 2016 to very positive reviews.
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I318Error reduction through the use of technology
P. SteerAs Alexander Pope said almost 300 years ago, in his "essay on criticism", "to err is human, to forgive divine". In order to prevent mistakes, we must first accept that we all make them, and the correct response to an error is to examine our systems for delivering care, not automatically to blame the individual. When care delivery systems require the use of equipment, we need to make sure that the equipment is fit for purpose, and well maintained. Then we need to train staff effectively in its use. A key element in using equipment effectively is rehearsal of its use ("safety drills") with appropriate testing at regular intervals. Warnings of safe limits can be built-in, with feedback ranging from visual and auditory warnings to automatic correction. Automatic archiving of data facilitates retrospective evaluation in the case of poor outcomes ("the black box"). The interaction of humans with machines requires much greater study, so that we can begin to understand why highly competent people can still make tragic errors.
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