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

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Surgical care is the product of numerous interprofessional interactions, reflected in several key multidisciplinary teams. a non-dedicated team) was shown to reduce total anesthesia time by 30 minutes , with significantly fewer delays related to setting up equipment [ 9 ]. The presence of a dedicated laparoscopic team (vs.

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

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Multiple disciplines are incorporated, including surgery, perioperative nursing, surgical technology, and anesthesia. For example, a surgeon and OR nurse who routinely work together will typically have a good idea of how the other will act and react in most surgical cases. The Future for Surgical Teams?