SynthesisAnnals of surgery2022
A Systematic Review of Operative Team Familiarity on Metrics of Efficiency, Patient Outcomes, Cost, and Team Satisfaction.
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- Implementing a hip arthroplasty program in Greenland, the autonomous territory of Denmark: challenges and outcomes.International orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Digital Platform for Operating Room Teams Reduces Cross-Specialty Turnover Time: An Interrupted Time-Series Analysis.Annals of surgery open : perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches · 2026Article
- Evaluating the Effect of Time-Based Surgeon-Team Familiarity on Neurosurgery Outcomes.Neurosurgery practice · 2026Article
- The influence of familiarity between the surgeon and their assistant on patient outcomes: a prospective observational cohort study.International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2025Observational
- Application of a head-mounted augmented reality display for visualization in convexity meningioma resection: A technical note.Surgical neurology international · 2025Article
- Multicenter Analysis of the Relationship Between Operative Team Familiarity and Safety and Efficiency Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery.Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes · 2024Article
- Effect of refined management in operating room nursing on surgical efficiency and nursing satisfaction during laparoscopic radical resection of colon cancer.American journal of translational research · 2024Article
- Bibliometric Research on Surgical Scheduling Management from the Perspective of Web of Science.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2024Article
- The importance of perioperative team familiarity and its contribution to surgical efficiency and outcomes in microsurgical breast reconstruction.Gland surgery · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis study seeks to systematically review the current literature on how surgical team familiarity relates to metrics of operative efficiency.
backgroundThe operating room (OR) is a complex environment involving numerous multidisciplinary interactions that must interface precisely to achieve a successful outcome.
methodsA systematic search of the PubMed database was prospectively registered in the National Institute for Health Research PROSPERO database (CRD 42020181046) and performed according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Exposure variable was team familiarity and outcome measures included operative efficiency, patient outcomes, costs, and/or team satisfaction.
resultsOf 1123 articles screened, 15 studies involving 24,340 operations met inclusion criteria. All studies were limited to an individual specialty, procedure, or both. The effects of more familiar teams were most pronounced in decreasing operative times [standardized mean difference of -0.51 (95% confidence interval: -1.00, -0.02), P =0.04], whereas the reported impacts on patient clinical outcomes, material waste, and team satisfaction were much more heterogenous.
conclusionsImproving OR team familiarity is associated with superior operative efficiency and may be associated with other favorable measures. Further inferences are limited by literature heterogeneity, yet could be a novel focus for improving OR performance.
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