Nicole Hamilton Goldhaber, Shivani Mehta, Christopher A Longhurst, Elizabeth Malachowski, Melissa Jones, Bryan M Clary, Robin L Schaefer, Michael McHale, Lisa P Rhodes, Kristin L Mekeel, J Jeffery Reeves
INTRODUCTION: Effective communication in the operating room (OR) is crucial. Addressing a colleague by their name is respectful, humanising, entrusting and associated with improved clinical outcomes. We aimed to enhance team communication in the perioperative environment by offering personalised surgical caps labelled with name and provider role to all OR team members at a large academic medical centre. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a quasi-experimental, uncontrolled, before-and-after quality improvement study...
April 8, 2024: BMJ Open Quality