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Knowing Me, Knowing You: Can We Proxy Surgical Team Familiarity?

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A similar idea to this is through surgical “preference cards” that list the supplies a surgeon requests for each procedure. Assist , an application made by Incision, takes this several steps further, enabling OR teams to digitally capture their protocols, equipment, and specific ways of working. The Future for Surgical Teams?

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Knowing Me, Knowing You: What Can We Learn From Familiar Surgical Teams?

Incision

a non-dedicated team) was shown to reduce total anesthesia time by 30 minutes , with significantly fewer delays related to setting up equipment [ 9 ]. Surgical managers are frequently required to form ad hoc teams with members who do not work consistently together. The presence of a dedicated laparoscopic team (vs.