Table 2 Examples of transcriptions, codes, sub-categories, and generic categories
From: Managing complexity in the operating room: a group interview study
Transcription | Code | Sub-category | Generic category |
|---|---|---|---|
Communicate with the rest of the team so everyone has the same information about what’s expected | Communicating with the team so everyone has the same information | Coordinating and reaffirming information | Preconditions and resources |
Often you know the patient, but if you don’t then you read the patient record to get a picture | Often you know the patient, but otherwise you read the patient record and get a picture | Creating a plan for the patient and undergoing mental preparation | Planning and preparing for the expected and unexpected |
It’s the planning ahead, you plan the surgical procedure. As I said, experience from this or that can happen, but then you have a plan B. Perhaps you also have a plan C as well, as it’s like … it’s people, and it can’t go wrong, you have to handle it | Managing through planning, experience, and having plans B and C. | Prioritizing and solving problems | Adapting to the unexpected |