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Fig. 5 | Patient Safety in Surgery

Fig. 5

From: The Power of The (First) Name: Do name tags for operating room staff improve effective communication and patient safety? A proof-of-concept study from an academic medical center in Germany

Fig. 5

Occupational specific negative aspects after implementation of name tagging in the OR. Columns are illustrated in accordance with the occupational specific colour of the name tags (except for ‘others’). The lack of hygiene was significantly mentioned more often by ‘surgeons’ and ‘OR nurses’ compared to ‘anaesthetists’ and ‘anaesthetic nurses’ (a). Seriousness is most likely to be seen as impaired by ‘OR nurses’ and ‘others’ (b). No improvement was most frequently seen among participants in anaesthesia care (c). ns = not significant, *P < 0.05; Fisher's exact test

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Patient Safety in Surgery

ISSN: 1754-9493