Bariatric surgery with operating room teams that stayed fixed during the day: a multicenter study analyzing the effects on patient outcomes, teamwork and safety climate, and procedure duration.
Stepaniak PS, Heij C, Buise MP, et al. Bariatric surgery with operating room teams that stayed fixed during the day: a multicenter study analyzing the effects on patient outcomes, teamwork and safety climate, and procedure duration. Anesth Analg. 2012;115(6):1384-92. doi:10.1213/ANE.0b013e31826c7fa6.
Bariatric surgery procedures conducted with a stable operating room team were more efficient and were associated with improved teamwork and safety climate, compared with procedures performed when changes in team members occurred during the procedure.