Predictors and triggers of incivility within healthcare teams: a systematic review of the literature

S Keller, S Yule, V Zagarese, SH Parker - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To explore predictors and triggers of incivility in medical teams, defined as
behaviours that violate norms of respect but whose intent to harm is ambiguous. Design …

Laborious but elaborate: the benefits of really studying team dynamics

M Kolbe, M Boos - Frontiers in psychology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In this manuscript we discuss the consequences of methodological choices when studying
team processes “in the wild.” We chose teams in healthcare as the application because …

Hel** healthcare teams to debrief effectively: associations of debriefers' actions and participants' reflections during team debriefings

M Kolbe, B Grande… - BMJ Quality & …, 2023 - qualitysafety.bmj.com
Background Debriefings help teams learn quickly and treat patients safely. However, many
clinicians and educators report to struggle with leading debriefings. Little empirical …

“Disruptive behavior” in the operating room: a prospective observational study of triggers and effects of tense communication episodes in surgical teams

S Keller, F Tschan, NK Semmer, E Timm-Holzer… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Tense communication and disruptive behaviors during surgery have often been
attributed to surgeons' personality or hierarchies, while situational triggers for tense …

Concerns about verbal communication in the operating room: A field study

E Garosi, R Kalantari, A Zanjirani Farahani… - Human …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective To assess verbal communication patterns which could contribute to poor
performance among surgical team members in an operating room. Background There exist …

Noise peaks influence communication in the operating room. An observational study

S Keller, F Tschan, G Beldi, A Kurmann, D Candinas… - Ergonomics, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Noise peaks are powerful distractors. This study focuses on the impact of noise peaks on
surgical teams' communication during 109 long abdominal surgeries. We related measured …

Impact of case-relevant and case-irrelevant communication within the surgical team on surgical-site infection

F Tschan, JC Seelandt, S Keller… - Journal of British …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Surgical-site infections (SSIs) are the most common complications after
surgery. An influence from talking and distractions during surgery on patient outcomes has …

Associations of intraoperative flow disruptions and operating room teamwork during robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy

M Weigl, J Weber, E Hallett, M Pfandler, B Schlenker… - Urology, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To identify type and severity of surgical flow disruptions and to determine their
impact on the perception of intraoperative teamwork. Methods Forty radical prostatectomy …

Beyond communication: an update on transforming healthcare teams

G Fernández Castillo, M Khalid, E Salas - Frontiers in Medicine, 2024 - frontiersin.org
In 2018, Salas et al.(1) offered 10 observations on the science of teams in healthcare. This
perspective article offers a quick update, providing a new set of observations based on the …

Silence is golden: the role of team coordination in health operations

A Stefanini, D Aloini, P Gloor - International Journal of Operations & …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose This study investigates the relationships between team dynamics and performance
in healthcare operations. Specifically, it explores, through wearable sensors, how team …