Study design, population and measurements
In a mixed-method study, we aimed to evaluate the long-term (5 years)
effects of perioperative briefing and debriefing on team climate. The
study was carried out among surgical staff members at a tertiary care
university hospital with 593-bed capacity in the
Netherlands.16
We included eight surgical teams: cardiothoracic surgery (CTS), general
surgery (GS), ear-nose-throat surgery (ENT)/oral and maxillofacial
surgery (OMF), orthopaedic surgery (ORTHO), neurosurgery (NES)/plastic
surgery (PLS), eye surgery (EYS), urology (URO) and
obstetrics/gynaecology (OB/GYN). These surgical teams represent the
entire operating theatre. The surgical teams are mostly consistent
during the day and consist of the following staff: surgeon, surgical
resident, fellow surgeon, anaesthesiologist, anaesthesiology resident,
OR assistant and anaesthetic assistant.