Few industries match the scale of health care. In the United States alone, an estimated 85%
of the population has at least 1 health care encounter annually and at least one quarter of …

Background A high variety of team interventions aims to improve team performance
outcomes. In 2008, we conducted a systematic review to provide an overview of the scientific …

As the nature of work becomes more complex, teams have become necessary to ensure
effective functioning within organizations. The healthcare industry is no exception. As such …

Background Patients are safer and receive higher quality care when providers work as a
highly effective team. Investment in optimising healthcare teamwork has swelled in the last …

Background In surgical teams, health professionals are highly interdependent and work
under time pressure. It is of particular importance that teamwork is well-functioning in order …

Background There are two largely distinct research literatures on the association of the
nurse work environment and the safety climate on patient outcomes. Objective To determine …

The operating room is the financial hub of any hospital, and maximizing operating room
efficiency has important implications for cost savings, patient satisfaction, and medical team …

Breakdowns in teamwork that lead to surgical flow or operative disruptions are exceedingly
common, having been noted at a rate of 17.4 per hour in one cardiac surgery study19 and at …

Objectives To define the target domains of culture-improvement interventions, to assess the
impact of these interventions on surgical culture and to determine whether culture …

Aim To evaluate operating room nurses' perception of teamwork performance and their level
of mental stress and to identify related factors. Background Little is known about the factors …