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Table 1 Characteristics and roles of the research team and study participants

From: Contributing factors to severe complications after liver resection: an aggregate root cause analysis in 105 consecutive patients

Initials, Credentials

Age,

Gender

Specialty (subspeciality),

Current position at the NIO

Experience in the specialty;

Experience at the NIO**

Roles in the Aggregate Root Cause Analysis (RCA) process

Step 1

Event

storyline

Step 2

Single-case RCAs

Step 3

Step 2 consolidation

Step 4 Focus group

Step 3 validation

Step 5

Aggregate RCA

HK*

26 years, Female

MD student, Research fellow

NA; 24 months

Production

NA

Participation

Co-facilitation

Participation

LO*, MD

27 years, Female

Surgery, Resident

2 years; 18 months

Production

Participation

Participation

Participation

Participation

BA*, MD

41 years, Male

Surgery (hepatobiliary), Attending physician, MMR coordinator

10 years; 25 months

Validation

Participation

Participation

Facilitation

Participation

GA, MD

36 years, Male

Anesthesiology & Intensive care, Attending physician, MMR coordinator

7 years; 59 months

Validation

Participation

NA

Participation

NA

EB, MD

37 years, Male

Anesthesiology & Intensive care, Attending physician

7 years; 31 months

NA

Participation

NA

Participation

NA

MA, MD

40 years, Male

Surgery (colorectal), Attending physician

10 years; 20 months

NA

Participation

NA

Participation

NA

SA, MD

39 years, Male

Surgery (colorectal, peritoneal surface), Attending physician, Head of the OR

8 years, 64 months

NA

Participation

NA

Participation

NA

AM

38 years, Male

Nurse, Head nurse

13 years, 157 months

NA

NA

NA

Participation

NA

AS

29 years, Female

Nurse, Patient care coordinator

6 years, 27 months

NA

NA

NA

Participation

NA

  1. * Research team
  2. **At the end of the study
  3. MD medical doctor, NA not applicable, NIO National Institute of Oncology, OR operative room