A theory-based instrument to evaluate team communication in the operating room: balancing measurement authenticity and reliability.

Lorelei A. Lingard; Glenn Regehr; Sherry Espin; Sarah Whyte

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A theory-based instrument to evaluate team communication in the operating room: balancing measurement authenticity and reliability.

March 28, 2011

Lingard LA, Regehr G, Espin S, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2006;15(6):422-6.

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This study describes the process of developing a tool to measure communication failures in the operating room. The authors suggest that the instrument could be used to evaluate complex team communication at the procedure level.

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