Anne van Dalen

Improving teamwork and communication in the operating room I 177 6 TABLE 1. Number of times the team member remembered the name of their fellow team member. Did remember/know the name of; Primary Surgeon (N=73) Assisting Surgeon (N=55) Anaesthesiologi st (N=49) Anaesthesiolog y nurse (N=49) Scrub nurse (N=53) Circulating nurse (N=44) Medical intern (N=57) Total times their name was remembered 93% (n=68) 80% (n=44) 59% (n=29) 76% (n=37) 64% (n=34) 66% (n=29) 32% (n=18) Role in the OR P -value* Primary Surgeon 14 (N=14, 100%) 6 (N=12, 50%) 11 (N=13, 85%) 7 (N=12, 58%) 8 (N=12, 67%) 3 (N=11, 27%) P <0.0001 Assisting Surgeon 14 (N=14, 100%) 6 (N=7, 86%) 6 (N=10, 60%) 6 (N=9, 67%) 3 (N=6, 50%) 4 (N=8, 50%) P <0.0001 Anaesthesiologist 9 (N=11, 75%) 6 (N=8, 75%) 7 (N=8, 88%) 3 (N=8, 38%) 3 (N=6, 50%) 0 (N=6, 0%) P <0.0001 Anaesthesiology nurse 12 (N=14, 86%) 9 (N=10, 90%) 6 (N=8, 75%) 6 (N=8, 75%) 6 (N=6, 100%) 3 (N=6, 50%) P <0.0001 Scrub nurse 11 (N=12, 92%) 5 (N=9, 56%) 7 (N=9, 29%) 5 (N=7, 71%) 8 (N=8, 100%) 3 (N=9, 33%) P <0.0001 Circulating nurse 12 (N=12, 100%) 3 (N=6, 50%) 2 (N=7, 29%) 5 (N=5, 100%) 8 (N=100%) 4 (N=7, 57%) P <0.0001 Medical intern 10 (N=10, 100%) 7 (N=8, 88%) 2 (N=6, 33%) 3 (N=6, 50%) 4 (N=50%) 1 (N=6, 17%) P <0.0001 * Chi-square test