Call me Ishmael: addressing the white whale of team communication in the operating room with labelled surgical caps at an academic medical centre.

Effective communication in the operating room (OR) is crucial. Addressing a colleague by their name is respectful, humanising, entrusting and associated with improved clinical outcomes. We aimed to enhance team communication in the perioperative environment by offering personalised surgical caps lab...

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Published in:BMJ Open Quality
Main Authors: Goldhaber, Nicole Hamilton, Mehta, Shivani, Longhurst, Christopher A, Malachowski, Elizabeth, Jones, Melissa, Clary, Bryan M, Schaefer, Robin L, McHale, Michael, Rhodes, Lisa P, Mekeel, Kristin L, Reeves, J Jeffery
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: HighWire 2024
Subjects:
communication
continuous quality improvement
human factors
safety culture
teamwork
White whale
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2023-002453
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38589054
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Summary:Effective communication in the operating room (OR) is crucial. Addressing a colleague by their name is respectful, humanising, entrusting and associated with improved clinical outcomes. We aimed to enhance team communication in the perioperative environment by offering personalised surgical caps labelled with name and provider role to all OR team members at a large academic medical centre.

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