Interventions to facilitate interprofessional collaboration in the operating theatre: A scoping review

Background: Ineffective collaboration can increase adverse events in the operating theatre. When professionals work collaboratively, they are more likely to improve patient safety and outcomes. Aim: To identify interprofessional collaboration interventions involving operating theatre teams and descr...

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Published in:Journal of Perioperative Practice 2024-01, Vol.34 (1-2), p.6-19
Main Authors: Levesque, Marie-Julie, Etherington, Cole, Lalonde, Michelle, Moradi, Narges, Sikora, Lindsey, Stacey, Dawn
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Collaboration
Communication
Continuing education
Cooperative Behavior
Humans
Interprofessional Relations
Multidisciplinary teams
Operating Rooms
Patient Care Team
Patient Safety
Perioperative care
Quality Improvement
Review
Surgery
Teamwork
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Summary:Background: Ineffective collaboration can increase adverse events in the operating theatre. When professionals work collaboratively, they are more likely to improve patient safety and outcomes. Aim: To identify interprofessional collaboration interventions involving operating theatre teams and describe their effect on facilitating communication, teamwork, and safety. Methods: A scoping review of four databases. Results were analysed by identifying interventions and mapping their related outcomes. Results: Twenty studies evaluated single or multi-faceted interventions. Despite low-quality study designs (no randomised controlled trials), four interventions (eg: briefings, checklists, team training, debriefing) improved communication and teamwork, and enhanced safety outcomes. Only one study, using team training, reported that organisational level interventions (eg: Standard Operating Procedures, Lean quality improvement management system) improved teamwork and safety outcomes. Conclusion: Several studies reported interventions enhanced interprofessional collaboration within operating theatre teams. Although findings were in favour of improved communication and teamwork, more rigorous research is required.
ISSN:1750-4589
2515-7949
DOI:10.1177/17504589221137978