ReviewLangenbeck's archives of surgery2025
Integrating safety culture, environment, and sensory perceptions in the operating room: a narrative review.
Review in Langenbeck's archives of surgery, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
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1 citing paper in PubMed.
- Reframing workplace safety, wellbeing, and performance among operating room nurses in contemporary healthcare systems.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of this study is to review the literature and reflect on the importance of sensory perceptions-colors, sounds, odors, taste, and kinetics (tactile and postural)-alongside team behavior and safety culture in the operating room.
methodsMEDLINE search via PubMed up to March 2025, using both free terms and MeSH related to surgery, sensory perception, safety culture, and situational awareness in the operating room. Only English-language studies were included, with a focus on recent publications. Article selection was based on relevance to the core themes of the review.
resultsThe study highlights how visual, auditory, olfactory, and thermal stimuli influence team performance and decision-making in the operation room. Color schemes, alarm sounds, ambient odors, and temperature control all play key roles in enhancing situational awareness and patient safety. Effective posture, communication, and ergonomics further contribute to minimizing errors and promoting a safety-driven culture.
conclusionThe senses, along with communication and discipline, help the team respond effectively to critical situations. Like in aviation, sensory awareness is central to a strong safety culture.
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