The study involved operating room personnel at 60 hospitals and a Safety Attitudes Questionnaire. OR surgeons, anesthesiologists, certified registered nurse anesthetists and operating room nurses rated each other using a 5-point Likert scale, with 1 indicating “very low” and 5 indicating “very high.”
Results from the study showed teamwork ratings differed dramatically by caregiver type, with the greatest disparities occurring between surgeons and anesthesiologists. Also, surgeons rated other surgeons “high” or “very high” 85 percent of the time, whereas nurses rated their teamwork with surgeons as “high” or “very high” only 48 percent of the time.
Read the study about OR teamwork and collaboration.
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– Lessons From Aviation Applied to Hospital ORs
– OR Air Quality Affected by Number of Healthcare Personnel, Other Factors
– Technology Could Reduce OR Surgery Times, Risk of Infection
