Implementing human factors in anaesthesia (22 March 2023)

Summary

This correspondence published in Anaesthesia reflects on the recent guidance released by the Difficult Airway Society and the Association of Anaesthetists, 'Implementing human factors in anaesthesia: guidance for clinicians, departments and hospitals'. The authors highlight that although the guidance is a positive step forward in improving system safety in anaesthesia, there is a need to include a broader range of Human Factors (HF) specialists in the development of guidelines such as these. They call for a higher level of collaboration between clinicians and HF specialists to ensure that healthcare system safety can benefit from years of HF expertise.