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Table 2 Number and quality score of studies evaluating the effect of organizational parameters on outcomes, according to study design

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

  1. Study designs were presented in orange for observation cross sectional and intervention quasi experimental designs; observation longitudinal and intervention experimental designs were presented in green
  2. Definitions of organizational factors:
  3. Team composition = number and experience of surgeon, residents, anesthetists, nurses; surgical team relations (work under supervision, involvement of residents, surgeon/resident-nurse-anesthetists relations
  4. 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
  5. Team work = measuring scales of teamwork, leadership, communication inside team including communication failure
  6. Disturbing elements = number of disturbing elements, type of disturbance, duration of disturbance
  7. Work scheduling = order of scheduling, modifications in scheduling, dedicated operating room, patient turn over, work overlay
  8. N number of studies
  9. QS mean quality score between 0 to 3 [Range]
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Patient Safety in Surgery

ISSN: 1754-9493