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Table 4 Quality of communication and collaboration between operating room team members

From: Changes in safety climate and teamwork in the operating room after implementation of a revised WHO checklist: a prospective interventional study

Profession

Surgeons

Anesthesiologists

Scrub nurses

Nurse anaesthetists

Nurse assistants

Consultants Attendings

Residents Interns

Consultants Attendings

Residents Interns

Surgeons (n = 28)

93

64

50

50

64

46

36

Anesthesiologists (n = 18)

33

33

56

67

56

83

61

Scrub nurses (n = 22)

36

27

23

18

77

77

59

Nurse anaesthetists (n = 28)

29

14

75

71

68

82

50

Nurse assistants (n =24)

42

17

46

42

75

71

71

  1. Communication and collaboration as appreciated among professions at baseline. Presented as percentage of participants who answered “high” or “very high”. Italics when a profession estimated communication and collaboration within their own profession