title: [Interdisciplinary teamwork in the OR: Identification and measurement of teamwork in the operating room].
abstract: Effective teamwork is one of the essentials in conducting successful and safe surgical procedures in the operating theatre (OT). The present paper aims to provide a selective review of various approaches describing effective interdisciplinary teamwork in the OT. Furthermore, it covers observational methods to assess OT teamwork with particular focus on Germany. Our definition of successful surgical teamwork is based on an already established classification system considering five criteria for effective and safe OT teams: coordination, communication, cooperation, leadership, and team monitoring. Well-defined and reliable measures are necessary to examine the quality of OT teamwork. Those methods should entail the special characteristics of the OT team. They should include all phases of the surgical procedure and incorporate all the professions involved (surgeons, surgical nurses, and anaesthetic staff). We conclude that research into methods for the assessment of OTs in Germany needs to be undertaken as a prerequisite to investigating the relationship between OT teamwork and its effects on patient safety and surgical quality.
authors: Institut und Poliklinik für Arbeits-, Sozial- und Umweltmedizin, Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. Electronic address: Stefanie.PassauerBaierl@med.uni-muenchen.de.
authors: Stefanie
authors: S
authors: Passauer-Baierl
authors: Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
authors: Heiko
authors: H
authors: Baschnegger
authors: Klinik für Allgemeine-, Viszeral-, Transplantations-, Gefäss- und Thoraxchirurgie, Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
authors: Christiane
authors: C
authors: Bruns
authors: Institut und Poliklinik für Arbeits-, Sozial- und Umweltmedizin, Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
authors: Matthias
authors: M
authors: Weigl
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D009873:Operating Rooms / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*
keywords: Beobachtungsverfahren; Chirurgie; Germany; Messung; Operationssaal; Surgery; Team; interdisciplinary teamwork; interdisziplinäre Zusammenarbeit; measure; observation; observational tool; operating theatre; review; team