ArticleJournal of perioperative practice
Interventions to facilitate interprofessional collaboration in the operating theatre: A scoping review.
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- The role of communication in the operating theatre: attitudes of anaesthesiology trainees.Irish journal of medical science · 2026Article
- Impact of Multidisciplinary Doctor-Nurse-Therapist Rounds on Perioperative Outcomes in Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: A Retrospective Comparative Study.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Article
- "One family, one patient": a human-centered approach to safety in the operating room.Patient safety in surgery · 2025Article
- Determinants of interprofessional collaboration in surgery: A scoping review.Journal of education and health promotion · 2025Review
- Medical-nursing integrated service model in ophthalmic outpatient care for intravitreal injections: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundIneffective collaboration can increase adverse events in the operating theatre. When professionals work collaboratively, they are more likely to improve patient safety and outcomes.
aimTo identify interprofessional collaboration interventions involving operating theatre teams and describe their effect on facilitating communication, teamwork, and safety.
methodsA scoping review of four databases. Results were analysed by identifying interventions and mapping their related outcomes.
resultsTwenty studies evaluated single or multi-faceted interventions. Despite low-quality study designs (no randomised controlled trials), four interventions (eg: briefings, checklists, team training, debriefing) improved communication and teamwork, and enhanced safety outcomes. Only one study, using team training, reported that organisational level interventions (eg: Standard Operating Procedures, Lean quality improvement management system) improved teamwork and safety outcomes.
conclusionSeveral studies reported interventions enhanced interprofessional collaboration within operating theatre teams. Although findings were in favour of improved communication and teamwork, more rigorous research is required.
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