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

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A successful surgery is a product of the interdisciplinary interactions of the surgical team. In the second of this 2-part blog, we explore the mechanics of surgical teamwork to give a new take on the concept of team familiarity. Different ways of doing things are commonplace in surgery, even within the same unit or department.

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

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Faster and More Efficient In 2022, a systematic review published in the Annals of Surgery examined the impact of team familiarity on OR efficiency [ 4 ]. This depended on several factors, including the complexity of the surgery and the specific measures of familiarity used. The presence of a dedicated laparoscopic team (vs.