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Team training can improve operating room performance.

R Armour Forse1, J D Bramble, Robert McQuillan

  • 1Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68131, USA. armour.forse@creighton.edu

Surgery
|October 18, 2011
PubMed
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Team training significantly improved operating room performance and patient satisfaction. However, sustained team training is essential for maintaining improvements in operating room culture.

Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Surgical Safety
  • Team Dynamics

Background:

  • Operating room (OR) performance and culture are critical for patient outcomes.
  • Evaluating the impact of standardized team training programs is essential for healthcare quality improvement.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the effectiveness of a federally sponsored team training program on OR performance and culture.
  • To determine if the TeamSTEPPS program implementation leads to measurable improvements in surgical care.

Main Methods:

  • The TeamSTEPPS program was implemented over two months for all OR staff, including surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, and technicians.
  • Data on teamwork, communication, first case starts, quality improvement measures, patient satisfaction, morbidity, and mortality were collected over time.

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Main Results:

  • Significant improvements were observed in OR staff teamwork, communication, first case starts, adherence to quality measures, patient satisfaction, and reductions in surgical morbidity and mortality.
  • While some improvements persisted, a decline in first case starts, patient satisfaction, and an increase in morbidity and mortality were noted a year later, suggesting culture deterioration.

Conclusions:

  • Team training demonstrably enhances OR performance and patient outcomes.
  • Sustained implementation and reinforcement of team training are necessary to maintain improvements in OR culture and performance.