Impact of video recordings review with structured debriefings on trauma team performance: a prospective observational cohort study

Purpose To determine the impact of structured debriefings (SD) with audio/video review of trauma patients’ resuscitation events on trauma team (TT) technical and non-technical skills. Methods Single-center prospective observational cohort study. The study included all emergency department patients aged 18 years or older who received resuscitation from the TT. Virtual meeting was held with the TT using SD to review one trauma patient resuscitation video. Technical skills improvement was based on adherence to the ATLS protocol and non-technical skills based on T-NOTECHS scale. Results There was statistically significant improvement in adherence to the ATLS protocol: 73% [55–82%] vs 91% [82–100%] ( p