Evaluating Impact of Surgeon Self Evaluation and Positive Deviance on Post Operative Adverse Events Following Major Thoracic Surgery
SSAtrial fibrillation (incidence= 4 37% 1, prolonged air leak (8 26% 1, and anastomotic leak (10 25% 3represent common and impactful post operative adverse events (AEs) following thoracic surgery. SS Previous qualitative work showed that performance audits (enabling peer comparison to group averages) motivate surgeons to improve their practice, and continuous quality improvement (CQI) seminars based on positive deviance (PD) allow identification of best performers and collegial discussions of best practices. SSUltimately, a culture of change is established among the surgeons SSHowever, the impact of these combined audit and feedback interventions on post operative AEs have not yet been studied. BACKGROUND RESULTS