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Boet, Sylvain; Burns, Joseph K; Brehaut, Jamie; Britton, Meghan; Grantcharov, Teodor; Grimshaw, Jeremy; McConnell, Meghan; Posner, Glenn; Raiche, Isabelle; Singh, Sukhbir; Trbovich, Patricia; Etherington, Cole
2023
Analyzing interprofessional teamwork in the operating room: An exploratory observational study using conventional and alternative approaches.
Intraoperative teamwork is vital for patient safety. Conventional tools for studying intraoperative teamwork typically rely on behaviorally anchored rating scales applied at the individual or team level, while others capture narrative information across several units of analysis. This prospective observational study characterizes teamwork using two conventional tools (Operating Theatre Team Non-Technical Skills Assessment Tool [NOTECHS]; Team Emergency Assessment Measure [TEAM]), and one alternative approach (modified-Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety [SEIPS] model). We aimed to explore the advantages and disadvantages of each for providing feedback to improve teamwork practice. Fifty consecutive surgical cases at a Canadian academic hospital were recorded with the OR Black Box®, analyzed by trained raters, and summarized descriptively. Teamwork performance was consistently high within and across cases rated with NOTECHS and TEAMS. For cases analyzed with the modified-SEIPS tool, both optimal and suboptimal teamwork behaviors were identified, and team resilience was frequently observed. NOTECHS and TEAM provided summative assessments and overall pattern descriptions, while SEIPS facilitated a deeper understanding of teamwork processes. As healthcare organizations continue to prioritize teamwork improvement, SEIPS may provide valuable insights regarding teamwork behavior and the broader context influencing performance. This may ultimately enhance the development and effectiveness of multi-level teamwork interventions.

Keywords: Operating rooms; Performance measures; surgery; teamwork.
Journal of interprofessional care
37
715-724
https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2023.2171373
Interprofessional Collaboration, Performance Assessment
Health Worker-Unspecified, Physicians-Surgeons
Hospitals/Tertiary Care
Observational
Canada
Journal Article
Published Literature
English
Integrated Care Models Optimizing Scope