2024
Etheridge JC, Moyal-Smith R, Yong TT, Lim SR, Sonnay Y, Lim C, Tan HK, Brindle ME, Havens JM. Transforming team performance through reimplementation of the Surgical Safety Checklist. JAMA Surgery 159:78-86, 2024
Facey M, Baxter N, Hammond Mobilio M, Peter E, Moulton CA, Paradis E. Surgical safety checklist compliance process as a moral hazard: an institutional ethnography. PLoS One 19:e0298224, 2024
Gasciauskaite G, Lunkiewicz J, Braun J, Kolbe M, Seelandt J, Spahn DR, Nöthiger CB, Tscholl DW. Burnout and its determinants among anaesthesia care providers in Switzerland: a multicentre cross-sectional study. Anaesthesia 79:168-177, 2024
Goldhaber NH, Mehta S, Longhurst CA, Malachowski E, Jones M, Clary BM, Schaefer RL, McHale M, Rhodes LP, Mekeel KL, Reeves JJ. Call me Ishmael: addressing the white whale of team communication in the operating room with labelled surgical caps at an academic medical centre. BMJ Open Quality 13:e002453, 2024
Lia H, Hammond Mobilio M, Rudzicz F, Moulton CA. It’s not the arrow, it’s the archer: the role of the surgeon leader in a safety driven-era. Surgical Endoscopy 38:992-998, 2024
Lim SR, Ng QX, Xin X, Moyal-Smith R, Etheridge JC, Teng CL, Havens JM, Brindle ME, Yong TT, Tan HK. Going beyond compliance: a qualitative study of the practice of surgical safety checklist. Social Science & Medicine 345:116652, 2024
Maio S, Stobinski JX, Gillespie BM. Psychometric evaluation of the United States-adapted Perceived Perioperative Competence Scale-Revised: a national survey. International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances 6:100173, 2024
Moyal-Smith R, Etheridge JC, Turley N, Lim SR, Sonnay Y, Payne S, Smid-Nanninga H, Kothari R, Berry W, Havens J, Brindle ME. CheckPOINT: a simple tool to measure Surgical Safety Checklist implementation fidelity. BMJ Quality & Safety 33:223-231, 2024
Pasquer A, Ducarroz S, Liftane JC, Skinner S, Poncet G, Duclos A. Operating room organization and surgical performance: a systematic review. Patient Safety in Surgery 18:5, 2024
Riley MS, Etheridge J, Palter V, Zeh 3rd H, Grantcharov T, Kaelberer Z, Sonnay Y, Smink DS, Brindle ME, Molina G. Remote assessment of real-world surgical safety checklist performance using the OR black box: a multi-institutional evaluation. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 238:206-215, 2024
Witmer HDD, Morris-Levenson JA, Keçeli Ç, Godley FA 4th, Dhiman A, Adelman D, Turaga KK. Novel application of a dynamic, in-room survey platform to measure surgical team satisfaction. Annals of Surgery 279:71-76, 2024
2023
Boet S, Burns JK, Brehaut J, Britton M, Grantcharov T, Grimshaw J, McConnell M, Posner G, Raiche I, Singh S, Trbovich P, Etherington C. Analyzing interprofessional teamwork in the operating room: an exploratory observational study using conventional and alternative approaches. Journal of Interprofessional Care 37:715-724, 2023
Kabo FW, Stucky CH, De Jong MJ. Associations of surgical team communication with the layout of physical space: a network analysis of the operating room in a military medical center. Health Environments Research and Design 16:134-145, 2023
Levy BE, Wilt WS, Lantz S, Ballert E, Harris A. Standardization and visualization of the surgical time-out. Journal of Patient Safety 19:453-459, 2023
Lia H, Mobilio MH, Rudzicz F, Moulton CA. Contextualizing the tone of the operating room in practice: drawing on the literature to connect the dots. Frontiers in Psychology 14:1167098, 2023
Turcotte M, Etherington C, Rowe J, Duong A, Kaur M, Talbot Z, Mansour F, Mohamed J, Zahrai A, Fournier K, Boet S. Effectiveness of interprofessional teamwork interventions for improving occupational well-being among perioperative healthcare providers: a systematic review. Journal of Interprofessional Care 37:904-921, 2023
Wong BJ, Nassar AK, Earley M, Chen L, Roman-Micek T, Wald SH, Shanafelt TD, Goldhaber-Fiebert SN. Perceptions of use of names, recognition of roles, and teamwork after labeling surgical caps. JAMA Network Open 6:e2341182, 2023
2022
Al Abbas AI, Sankaranarayanan G, Polanco PM, Cadeddu JA, Daniel W, Palter V, Grantcharov T, Bartolome S, Dandekar P, Evans K, Zeh 3rd HJ. The operating room black box: understanding adherence to surgical checklists. Annals of Surgery 276:995-1001, 2022
Aouicha W, Tlili MA, Sahli J, Mtiraoui A, Ajmi T, Said Latiri H, Chelbi S, Ben Rejeb M, Mallouli M. Patient safety culture as perceived by operating room professionals: a mixed-methods study. BMC Health Services Research 22:799, 2022
Armstrong BA, Dutescu IA, Nemoy L, Bhavsar E, Carter DN, Ng KD, Boet S, Trbovich P, Palter V. Effect of the surgical safety checklist on provider and patient outcomes: a systematic review. BMJ Quality and Safety 31:463-478, 2022
Aydin MA, Gul G, Aydin MF, Yunc Y. A real-time analysis of intraoperative interruptions in relation to use of simple preventive measures including a sign on the door and a checklist-based team brief. Journal of Perioperative Practice 32:310-319, 2022
Bui D, Winegarner A, Kendall MC, Almeida M, Apruzzese P, De Oliveira G. Burnout and depression among anesthesiology trainees in the United States: an updated national survey. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 84:110990, 2022
Lotfi M, Akhuleh OZ, Judi A, Khodayari M. Turnover intention among operating room nurses during the COVID-19 outbreak and its association with perceived safety climate. Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management 26:100233, 2022
Naviaux AF, Rigot A, Janne P, Gourdin M. Understanding stress factors for scrub nurses in the perioperative period: a cross-sectional survey. Journal of Visceral Surgery 159:273-278, 2022
Sens F, Viprey M, Piriou V, Peix JL, Herquelot E, Occelli P, Bourdy S, Gawande AA, Carty MJ, Michel P, Lifante JC, Colin C, Duclos A, IDILIC Study Group. Safety attitude of operating room personnel associated with accurate completion of a surgical checklist: a cross-sectional observational study. Journal of Patient Safety 18:449-456, 2022
2021
Abraham J, Meng A, Holzer KJ, Brawer L, Casarella A, Avidan M, Politi MC. Exploring patient perspectives on telemedicine monitoring within the operating room. International Journal of Medical Informatics 156:104595, 2021
Akgül GY, Aksoy N. The relationship between organizational stress levels and patient safety attitudes in operating room staff. Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing 36:499-506, 2021
Andriopoulou M, Charos D, Kolypera V, Vivilaki V, Tziallas D. Psychosocial factors associated with conflicts among health professionals in the operating room in a Greek sample. Journal of Nursing Management 29:2707-2714, 2021
Brown B, Bermingham S, Vermeulen M, Jennings B, Adamek K, Markou M, Bassham JE, Hibbert P. Surgical safety checklist audits may be misleading! Improving the implementation and adherence of the surgical safety checklist: a quality improvement project. BMJ Open Quality 10:e001593, 2021
Bubric KA, Biesbroek SL, Laberge JC, Martel JA, Litvinchuk SD. Prevalence and characteristics of interruptions and distractions during surgical counts. Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety 47:556-562, 2021
Bui AH, Shebeen M, Girdusky C, Leitman IM. Structured feedback enhances compliance with operating room debriefs. The Journal of Surgical Research 257:425-432, 2021
Etherington C, Kitto S, Burns JK, Adams TL, Birze A, Britton M, Singh S, Boet S. How gender shapes interprofessional teamwork in the operating room: a qualitative secondary analysis. BMC Health Services Research 21:1357, 2021
Etherington N, Larrigan S, Liu H, Wu M, Sullivan KJ, Jung J, Boet S. Measuring the teamwork performance of operating room teams: a systematic review of assessment tools and their measurement properties. Journal of Interprofessional Care 35:37-45, 2021
Gillespie BM, Harbeck E, Kang E, Steel C, Fairweather N, Panuwatwanich K, Chaboyer W. Effects of a brief team training program on surgical teams' nontechnical skills: an interrupted time-series study. Journal of Patient Safety 17:e448-e454, 2021
Kalantari R, Zamanian Z, Hasanshahi M, Jamali J, Faghihi AA, Niakan H, Abbasi J. Development and psychometric evaluation of a behavioral marker system for circulating nurse's non-technical skills. Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management 23:100167, 2021
Luc JGY, Corsini EM, Mitchell KG, Correa AM, Turner NS, Vaporciyan AA, Antonoff MB. Effect of operating room personnel generation on perceptions and responses to surgeon behavior. The American Surgeon 87:1934-1945, 2021
McMullan RD, Urwin R, Gates P, Sunderland N, Westbrook JI. Are operating room distractions, interruptions, and disruptions associated with performance and patient safety? A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal for Quality in Health Care 33:mzab068, 2021
Nasiri E, Lotfi M, Mahdavinoor SMM, Rafiei MH. The impact of a structured handover checklist for intraoperative staff shift changes on effective communication, OR team satisfaction, and patient safety: a pilot study. Patient Safety in Surgery 15:25, 2021
Neuhaus C, Spies A, Wilk H, Weigand MA, Lichtenstern C. "Attention everyone, time out!": safety attitudes and checklist practices in anesthesiology in Germany. A cross-sectional study. Journal of Patient Safety 17:467-471, 2021
Sirevåg I, Tjoflåt I, Hansen BS. A Delphi study identifying operating room nurses’ non-technical skills. Journal of Advanced Nursing 77:4935-4949, 2021
Stucky CH, De Jong MJ. Surgical team familiarity: an integrative review. AORN Journal 113:64-75, 2021
van Harten A, Gooszen HG, Koksma JJ, Niessen TJH, Abma TA. An observational study of distractions in the operating theatre. Anaesthesia 76:346-356, 2021
2020
Ahn PH, Dexter F, Fahy BG, Van Swol LM.
Demonstrability of analytics solutions and shared knowledge of statistics and operating room management improves expected performance of small teams in correctly solving problems and making good decisions.
Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management 19:100090, 2020
Bretonnier M, Michinov E, Morandi X, Riffaud L. Interruptions in surgery: a comprehensive review. The Journal of Surgical Research 247:190-196, 2020
Fast I, Villafranca A, Henrichs B, Magid K, Christodoulou C, Jacobsohn E. Disruptive behaviour in the operating room is under-reported: an international survey. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia 67:177-185, 2020
Frasier LL, Pavuluri Quamme SR, Wiegmann D, Greenberg CC. Evaluation of intraoperative hand-off frequency, duration, and context: a mixed methods analysis. Journal of Surgical Research 256:124-130, 2020
Freundlich RE, Bulka CM, Wanderer JP, Rothman BS, Sandberg WS, Ehrenfeld JM. Prospective investigation of the operating room time-out process. Anesthesia & Analgesia 130:725-729, 2020
Freundlich RE, Li G, Grant B, St Jacques P, Sandberg WS, Ehrenfeld JM, Shotwell MS, Wanderer JP. Patient satisfaction survey scores are not an appropriate metric to differentiate performance among anesthesiologists. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 65:109814, 2020
Fruhen L, Carpini JA, Parker SK, Leung Y, Flemming AFS. Perceived barriers to multiprofessional team briefings in operating theatres: a qualitative study. BMJ Open 10:e032351, 2020
Jelacic S, Bowdie A, Nair BG, Togashi K, Boorman DJ, Cain KC, Lang JD, Dellinger EP. Aviation-style computerized surgical safety checklist displayed on a large screen and operated by the anesthesia provider improves checklist performance. Anesthesia and Analgesia 130:382-390, 2020
Koch A, Burns J, Catchpole K, Weigl M. Associations of workflow disruptions in the operating room with surgical outcomes: a systematic review and narrative synthesis. BMJ Quality and Safety 29:1033-1045, 2020
Taplin C, Romano L, Tacey M, Hodgson R. Everyone has their role to play during the World Health Organisation surgical safety checklist in Australia: a prospective observational study. World Journal of Surgery 44:1755-1761, 2020
Yesantharao P, Lee E, Kraenzlin F, Persing S, Chopra K, Shetty PN, Xun H, Sacks J. Surgical block time satisfaction: a multi-institutional experience across twelve surgical disciplines. Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management 21:100128, 2020
2019
Gomes JAP, Martins MM, Tronchin D, Fernandes CS. Validation of an instrument to measure the results of quality assurance in the operating room. Quality Management in Healthcare 28:103-107, 2019
Haugen AS, Wæhle HV, Almeland SK, Harthug S, Sevdalis N, Eide GE, Nortvedt MW, Smith I, Søfteland E. Causal analysis of World Health Organization's surgical safety checklist implementation quality and impact on care processes and patient outcomes: secondary analysis from a large stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled trial in Norway. Annals of Surgery 269:283-290, 2019
James-Scotter M, Walker C, Jacobs S. An interprofessional perspective on job satisfaction in the operating room: a review of the literature. Journal of Interprofessional Care 33:782-794, 2019
Keller S, Tschan F, Semmer NK, Timm-Holzer E, Zimmerman J, Candinas N, Demartines N, Hübner M, Beldi G. "Disruptive behavior" in the operating room: a prospective observational study of triggers and effects of tense communication episodes in surgical teams. PLoS One 14:e0226437, 2019
Lagoo J, Singal R, Berry W, Gawande A, Lim C, Paibulsirijit S, Havens J. Development and feasibility testing of a device briefing tool and training to improve patient safety during introduction of new devices in operating rooms: best practices and lessons learned. Journal of Surgical Research 244:579-586, 2019
Leuschner S, Leuschner M, Kropf S, Niederbichler AD. Non-technical skills training in the operating theatre: a meta-analysis of patient outcomes. The Surgeon 17:233-243, 2019
Mahmood T, Mylopoulos M, Bagli D, Damignani R, Haji AF. A mixed methods study of challenges in the implementation and use of the surgical safety checklist. Surgery 165:832-837, 2019
Tanaka P, Hasan N, Tseng A, Tran C, Macario A, Harris I. Assessing the workplace culture and learning climate in the inpatient operating room suite at an academic medical center. Journal of Surgical Education 76:644-651, 2019
Vasilopoulos T, Dexter F, Van Swol LM, Fahy BG.
Trust improves during one-day resident operating room management course preceded by directed study of required statistical content.
Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 55:43-49, 2019
Villafranca A, Hiebert B, Hamlin C, Young A, Parveen D, Arora RC, Avidan M, Jacobsohn E. Prevalence and predictors of exposure to disruptive behaviour in the operating room. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia 66:781-794, 2019
2018
Gillespie BM, Harbeck E, Kang E, Steel C, Fairweather N, Chaboyer W. Changes in surgical team performance and safety climate attitudes following expansion of perioperative services: a repeated-measures study. Australian Health Review 42:703-708, 2018
Gillespie BM, Harbeck E, Lavin J, Gardiner T, Withers TK, Marshall AP. Using normalisation process theory to evaluate the implementation of a complex intervention to embed the surgical safety checklist. BMC Health Services Research 18:1-11, 2018
Gillespie BM, Harbeck EB, Falk-Brynhildsen K, Nilsson U, Jaensson M. Perceptions of perioperative nursing competence: a cross-country comparison. BMC Nursing 17:12, 2018
Gillespie BM, Harbeck EL, Lavin J, Hamilton K, Gardiner T, Withers TK, Marshall AP. Evaluation of a patient safety programme on surgical safety checklist compliance: a prospective longitudinal study. BMJ Open Quality 7:e000362, 2018
Jones LK, Jennings BM, Higgins MK, de Waal FBM. Ethological observations of social behavior in the operating room. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) 115:7575-7580, 2018
Li N, Marshall D, Sykes M, McCulloch P, Shalhoub J, Maruthappu M. Systematic review of methods for quantifying teamwork in the operating theatre. BJS Open 2:42-51, 2018
Müller P, Tschan F, Keller S, Seelandt J, Beldi G, Elfering A, Dubach B, Candinas D, Pereira D, Semmer NK. Assessing perceptions of teamwork quality among perioperative team members. AORN Journal 108:251-262, 2018
Neily J, Soncrant C, Mills PD, Paull DE, Mazzia L, Young-Xu Y, Nylander W, Lynn MM, Gunnar W. Assessment of incorrect surgical procedures within and outside the operating room: a follow-up study from US Veterans Health Administration medical centers. JAMA Network Open 1:e185147, 2018
Rakoff D, Akella K, Guruvegowda C, Chhajwani S, Seshadri S, Sola S. Improved compliance and comprehension of a surgical safety checklist with customized versus standard training: a randomized trial. Journal of Patient Safety 14:138-142, 2018
Rodella S, Mall S, Marino M, Turci G, Gambale G, Montella MT, Bonilauri S, Gelmini R, Zuin P. Effects on clinical outcomes of a 5-year surgical safety checklist implementation experience: a large-scale population-based difference-in-differences study. Health Services Insights 11:1-13, 2018
Roybal J, Tsao K, Rangel S, Ottosen M, Skarda D, Berman L. Surgical safety checklists in children’s surgery: surgeons’ attitudes and review of the literature. Pediatric Quality & Safety 3:e108, 2018
Wålinder R, Runeson-Broberg R, Arakelian E, Nordqvist T, Runeson A, Rask-Andersen A. A supportive climate and low strain promote well-being and sustainable working life in the operation theatre. Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences 123:183-190, 2018
White MC, Randall K, Ravelojaona VA, Andriamanjato HH, Andean V, Callahan J, Shrime MG, Russ S, Leather AJM, Sevdalis N. Sustainability of using the WHO surgical safety checklist: a mixed-methods longitudinal evaluation following a nationwide blended educational implementation strategy in Madagascar. BMJ Global Health 3:e001104, 2018
2017
Alidina S, Hur HC, Berry WR, Molina G, Guenthner G, Modest AM, Singer SJ. Narrative feedback from OR personnel about the safety of their surgical practice before and after a surgical safety checklist intervention. International Journal for Quality in Health Care 29:461-469, 2017
Berning V, Laupheimer M, Nübling M, Heidegger T. Influence of quality of recovery on patient satisfaction with anaesthesia and surgery: a prospective observational cohort study. Anaesthesia 72:1088-1096, 2017
Bodor R, Nguyen BJ, Broder K. We are going to name names and call you out! Improving the team in the academic operating room environment. Annals of Plastic Surgery 78:S222-S224, 2017
Chang TF, Chen CK, Chen MJ. A study of interpersonal conflict among operating room nurses. Journal of Nursing Research 25:400-410, 2017
Dexter F, Epstein RH, Fahy BG, Van Swol LM. With directed study before a 4-day operating room management course, trust in the content did not change progressively during the classroom time. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 42:57-62, 2017
Ehwerhemuepha L, Feaster W, Kain Z. Impact of anesthesiologists on parental perioperative satisfaction scores. Pediatric Anesthesia 27:949-954, 2017
Gebremedhn EG, Lemma GF. Patient satisfaction with the perioperative surgical services and associated factors at a university referral and teaching hospital, 2014: a cross-sectional study. PanAfrican Medical Journal 27:176, 2017
Giles K, Munn Z, Aromataris E, Deakin A, Schultz T, Mandel C, Maddern G, Pearson A, Runciman W. Use of surgical safety checklists in Australian operating theatres: an observational study. ANZ Journal of Surgery 87:971-975, 2017
Gillespie BM, Harbeck E, Kang E, Steel C, Fairweather N, Chaboyer W. Correlates of non-technical skills in surgery: a prospective study. BMJ Open 7:e014480, 2017
Gillespie BM, Steel C, Kang E, Harbeck E, Nikolic K, Fairweather N, Charboyer W. Evaluation of a brief team training intervention in surgery: A mixed-methods study. AORN Journal 6:513-522, 2017
Magill ST, Wang DD, Rutledge WC, Lau D, Berger MS, Sankaran S, Lau CY, Imershein SG. Changing operating room culture: Implementation of a postoperative debrief and improved safety culture. World Neurosurgery 107:597-603, 2017
Marshall BG, Assef MS, Pitney RB, Macco MC, Tschoeke BM, Oksa MA, Yeatman A. Introduction of a surgical navigator in the perioperative process improves patient satisfaction. Journal of Patient Experience 4:10-16, 2017
McCulloch P, Morgan L, New S, Catchpole K, Robertson E, Hadi M, Pickering S, Collins G, Griffin D. Combining systems and teamwork approaches to enhance the effectiveness of safety improvement interventions in surgery: the safer delivery of surgical services (S3) program. Annals of Surgery 265:90-96, 2017
Molina G, Berry WR, Lipsitz SR, Edmondson L, Li Z, Neville BA, Moonan AT, Gibbons LR, Gawande AA, Singer SJ, Haynes AB. Perception of safety of surgical practice among operating room personnel from survey data is associated with all-cause 30-day postoperative death rate in South Carolina. Annals of Surgery 266:658-666, 2017
Robertson JM, Dias RD, Yule S, Smink DS. Operating room team training with simulation: A systematic review. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques 27:475-480, 2017
2016
Bonzo SM, McLain D, Avnet MS. Process modeling in the operating room: a socio-technical systems perspective. Systems Engineering 19:267-277, 2016
Cabral RA, Eggenberger T, Keller K, Gallison BS, Newman D. Use of a surgical safety checklist to improve team communication. AORN Journal 104:206-216, 2016
Dexter F, Van Swol LM.
Influence of data and formulas on trust in information from journal articles in an operating room management course.
A & A Case Reports 6:329-334, 2016
Dixon JL, Mukhopadhyay D, Hunt J, Jupiter D, Smythe WR, Papaconstantinou HT. Enhancing surgical safety using digital multimedia technology. American Journal of Surgery 211:1095-1098, 2016
Duclos A, Peix JL, Piriou V, Occelli P, Denis A, Bourdy S, Carty MJ, Gawande AA, Debouck F, Vacca C, Lifante JC, Colin C; IDILIC Study Group. Cluster randomized trial to evaluate the impact of team training on surgical outcomes. The British Journal of Surgery 103:1804-1814, 2016
Esser J, Shrinski K, Cady R, Belew J. Reducing OR traffic using education, policy development, and communication technology. AORN Journal 103:82-88, 2016
Gillespie BM, Marshall AP, Gardiner T, Lavin J, Withers TK. Impact of workflow on the use of the Surgical Safety Checklist: a qualitative study. ANZ Journal of Surgery 86:864-867, 2016
Gillespie BM, Withers TK, Lavin J, Gardiner T, Marshall AP. Factors that drive team participation in surgical safety checks: a prospective study. Patient Safety in Surgery 10:3, 2016
Gunaratnam C, Bernstein M. Patients' views on priority setting in neurosurgery: a qualitative study. British Journal of Neurosurgery 30:16-22, 2016
Hu YY, Parker SH, Lipsitz SR, Arriaga AF, Peyre SE, Corso KA, Roth EM, Yule SJ, Greenberg CC. Surgeons’ leadership styles and team behavior in the operating room. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 222:41-51, 2016
Jayasuriya-Illesinghe V, Guruge S, Gamage B, Espin S. Interprofessional work in operating rooms: a qualitative study from Sri Lanka. BMC Surgery 16:61, 2016
Jones LK, Jennings BM, Goelz RM, Haythorn KW, Zivot JB, de Waal FB. An ethogram to quantify operating room behavior. Annals of Behavioral Medicine 50:487-496, 2016
Murji A, Luketic L, Sobel ML, Kulasegaram KM, Leyland N, Posner G. Evaluating the effect of distractions in the operating room on clinical decision-making and patient safety. Surgical Endoscopy 30:4499-4504, 2016
Ong AP, Devcich DA, Hannam J, Lee T, Merry AF, Mitchell SJ. A 'paperless' wall-mounted surgical safety checklist with migrated leadership can improve compliance and team engagement. BMJ Quality & Safety 25:971-976, 2016
Overdyk FJ, Dowling O, Newman S, Glatt D, Chester M, Armellino D, Cole B, Landis GS, Schoenfeld D, DiCapua JF. Remote video auditing with real-time feedback in an academic surgical suite improves safety and efficiency metrics: a cluster randomised study. BMJ Quality & Safety 25:947-953, 2016
Randmaa M, Swenne CL, Mårtensson G, Högberg H, Engström M. Implementing situation-background-assessment-recommendation in an anaesthetic clinic and subsequent information retention among receivers: a prospective interventional study of postoperative handovers. European Journal of Anaesthesiology 33:172-178, 2016
Reed S, Ganyani R, King R, Pandit M. Does a novel method of delivering the safe surgical checklist improve compliance? A closed loop audit. International Journal of Surgery 32:99-108, 2016
Santana HT, de Freitas MR, Ferraz EM, Evangelista MS. WHO safety surgical checklist implementation evaluation in public hospitals in the Brazilian federal district. Journal of Infection and Public Health 9:586-599, 2016
Singer SJ, Molina G, Li Z, Jiang W, Nurudeen S, Kite JG, Edmondson L, Foster R, Haynes AB, Berry WR. Relationship between operating room teamwork, contextual factors, and safety checklist performance. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 223:568-580.e2, 2016
2015
Attri JP, Sandhu GK, Mohan B, Bala N, Sandhu KS, Bansal L. Conflicts in operating room: focus on causes and resolution. Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia 9:457-463, 2015
Cochran A, Elder WB. Effects of disruptive surgeon behavior in the operating room. The American Journal of Surgery 209:65-70, 2015
Fischer MM, Tubb CC, Brennan JA, Soderdahl DW, Johnson AE. Implementation of TeamSTEPPS at a level-1 military trauma center: the San Antonio Military Medical Center experience. US Army Medical Department Journal Oct-Dec:75-79, 2015
Gillespie BM, Marshall A. Implementation of safety checklists in surgery: a realist synthesis of evidence. Implementation Science 10:137, 2015
Jammer I, Ahmad T, Aldecoa C, Koulenti D, Goranovic T, Grigoras I, Mazul-Sunko B, Matos R, Moreno R, Sigurdsson GH, Toft P, Walder B, Rhodes A, Pearse RM. Point prevalence of surgical checklist use in Europe: relationship with hospital mortality. British Journal of Anaesthesia 114:801-807, 2015
Morgan L, Pickering SP, Hadi M, Robertson E, New S, Griffin D, Collins G, Rivero-Arias O, Catchpole K, McCulloch P. A combined teamwork training and work standardisation intervention in operating theatres: controlled interrupted time series study. BMJ Quality & Safety 24:111-119, 2015
Russ S, Rout S, Caris J, Mansell J, Davies R, Mayer E, Moorthy K, Darzi A, Vincent C, Sevdalis N. Measuring variation in use of the WHO surgical safety checklist in the operating room: a multicenter prospective cross-sectional study. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 220:1-11.e4, 2015
Silas MR, Grassia P, Langerman A. Video recording of the operating room--is anonymity possible? Journal of Surgical Research 197:272-276, 2015
Sykes M, Gillespie BM, Chaboyer W, Kang E. Surgical team mapping: implications for staff allocation and coordination. AORN Journal 101:238-248, 2015
Taaffe K, Fredendall L, Huynh N, Franklin J. Computer simulation shows the effect of communication on day of surgery patient flow. AORN Journal 102:60.e1-60.e14, 2015
Tiferes J, Bisantz AM, Guru KA. Team interaction during surgery: a systematic review of communication coding schemes. Journal of Surgical Research 195:422-432, 2015
Wheelock A, Suliman A, Wharton R, Babu ED, Hull L, Vincent C, Sevdalis N, Arora S. The impact of operating room distractions on stress, workload, and teamwork. Annals of Surgery 261:1079-1084, 2015
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2014
Amaya Arias AC, Barajas R, Eslava-Schmalbach JH, Wheelock A, Gaitán Duarte H, Hull L, Sevdalis N. Translation, cultural adaptation and content re-validation of the observational teamwork assessment for surgery tool. International Journal of Surgery 12:1390-1402, 2014
Antoniadis S, Passauer-Baierl S, Baschnegger H, Weigl M. Identification and interference of intraoperative distractions and interruptions in operating rooms. Journal of Surgical Research 188:21-29, 2014
Bosco JA, Alvarado CM, Slover JD, Iorio R, Hutzler LH. Decreasing total joint implant costs and physician specific cost variation through negotiation. The Journal of Arthroplasty 29:678-680, 2014
Gillespie BM, Chaboyer W, Thalib L, John M, Fairweather N, Slater K. Effect of using a safety checklist on patient complications after surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Anesthesiology 120:1380-1389, 2014
Huang LC, Conley D, Lipsitz S, Wright CC, Diller TW, Edmondson L, Berry WR, Singer SJ. The surgical safety checklist and teamwork coaching tools: a study of inter-rater reliability. BMJ Quality and Safety 23:639-650, 2014
Johnston FM, Tergas AI, Bennett JL, Valero V 3rd, Morrissey CK, Fader AN, Hobson DB, Weaver SJ, Rosen MA, Wick EC. Measuring briefing and checklist compliance in surgery: a tool for quality improvement. American Journal of Medical Quality 29:491-498, 2014
Okike K, O'Toole RV, Pollak AN, Bishop JA, McAndrew CM, Mehta S, Cross WW 3rd, Garrigues GE, Harris MB, Lebrun CT. Survey finds few orthopedic surgeons know the costs of the devices they implant. Health Affairs 33:103-109, 2014
Passauer-Baierl S, Hull L, Miskovic D, Russ S, Sevdalis N, Weigl M. Re-validating the Observational Teamwork Assessment for Surgery tool (OTAS-D): cultural adaptation, refinement, and psychometric evaluation. World Journal of Surgery 38:305-313, 2014
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2013
Arriaga AF, Bader AM, Wong JM, Lipsitz SR, Berry WR, Ziewacz JE, Hepner DL, Boorman DJ, Pozner CN, Smink DS, Gawande AA. Simulation-based trial of surgical-crisis checklists. New England Journal of Medicine 368:246-253, 2013
Boat AC, Spaeth JP. Handoff checklists improve the reliability of patient handoffs in the operating room and postanesthesia care unit. Paediatric Anaesthesia 23:647-654, 2013
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Chipps E, Stelmaschuk S, Albert NM, Bernhard L, Holloman C. Workplace bullying in the OR: results of a descriptive study. AORN Journal 98:479-493, 2013
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Gillespie BM, Gwinner K, Chaboyer W, Fairweather N. Team communications in surgery - creating a culture of safety. Journal of Interprofessional Care 27:387-393, 2013
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Review of experimental studies in social psychology of small groups when an optimal choice exists and application to operating room management decision-making.
Anesthesia & Analgesia 117:1221-1229, 2013
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2012
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Gillespie BM, Polit DF, Hamlin L, Chaboyer W. Developing a model of competence in the operating theatre: psychometric validation of the perceived perioperative competence scale-revised. International Journal of Nursing Studies 59:90-101, 2012
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2011
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2010
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2009
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2008
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2007
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2006
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2005
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2004
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2002
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2001
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1994
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