RESUMEN
IMPORTANCE: As health care providers are increasingly motivated to perform office procedures, there is marginal training and attention related to crisis management (CM). OBJECTIVE: We review the CM in office gynecology and illustrate the value of applying the STOP (stop, think, observe, plan) mental framework to acute management of office hysteroscopy complications. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: We performed a literature review on crisis management in gynecology. RESULTS: Concepts of team leadership, simulation training, awareness of human error, and panic control are implemented in CM. CONCLUSIONS: Health care providers need to be cognizant of the importance of CM for optimizing patient safety and quality improvement and consider its application on office-based procedures. RELEVANCE: Crisis management has become increasingly relevant in the outpatient setting, seeking to better equip physicians with the skills to manage adverse outcomes while performing office-based procedures.
