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Fig. 2 | Patient Safety in Surgery

Fig. 2

From: Operating room organization and surgical performance: a systematic review

Fig. 2

a Number of studies according to time. b Number of publications by organizational factor category. Legend: Definitions of organizational factors: Team composition = number and experience of surgeon, residents, anesthetists, nurses; surgical team relations (work under supervision, involvement of residents, surgeon/resident-nurse-anesthetists relations. Team stability = number of former collaborations (surgeon/resident, surgeon/anesthetist, surgeon/nurse), turnover of surgical and anesthetic team between procedure or during a same procedure. Team work = measuring scales of teamwork, leadership, communication inside team including communication failure. Disturbing elements = number of disturbing elements, type of disturbance, duration of disturbance. Work scheduling = order of scheduling, modifications in scheduling, dedicated operating room, patient turn over, work overlay

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