Aims/Background: This review examines current research on teamwork in highly dynamic
domains of healthcare such as operating rooms, intensive care, emergency medicine, or …

Breakdowns in teamwork that lead to surgical flow or operative disruptions are exceedingly
common, having been noted at a rate of 17.4 per hour in one cardiac surgery study19 and at …

Background There is growing evidence that teamwork in hospitals is related to both patient
outcomes and clinician occupational well-being. Furthermore, clinician well-being is …

Ensuring patient safety has always been important for critical care teams. Since team and
leadership skills are increasingly recognised as important for the patient's safety, a body of …

Survival in congenital heart disease has steadily improved since 1938, when Dr. Robert
Gross successfully ligated for the first time a patent ductus arteriosus in a 7-year-old child. To …

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Valid teamwork assessment is imperative to determine physician
competency and optimize patient outcomes. We systematically reviewed published …

It is imperative to understand the factors that contribute to effective surgical teams. The aim
of this integrative review was to evaluate the aids and barriers for perioperative teams in …

Fluid teams are commonly used by a variety of organizations to perform similar and
repetitive yet highly critical and knowledge-intensive tasks. Such teams operate for a limited …

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown that surgical team members' attitudes about
safety and teamwork in the operating theatre may play a role in patient safety. OBJECTIVE …

Background Type A acute aortic dissection (TAAAD) represents a surgical emergency
requiring intervention regardless of time of day. Whether such a “evening effect” exists …