Teamwork and Communication in the Operating Room: Relationship to Discrete Outcomes and Research Challenges

Anesthesiology Clinics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-11

  Nurok, Michael ^a,b   Sundt, Thoralf M ^c   Frankel, Allan ^d  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d Pascal Metrics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Communication; Operating room; Outcomes; Perioperative; Surgery; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEAMWORK;

COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OPERATING ROOMS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RESEARCH; RISK ADJUSTMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79551543517     PISSN: 19322275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2010.11.012     Document Type: Review

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