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

Incision

Teamwork is at the heart of a successful surgical procedure. In the first of this 2-part blog, we dive deep into surgical teamwork to uncover new perspectives on team familiarity. Surgical care is the product of numerous interprofessional interactions, reflected in several key multidisciplinary teams.

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

Incision

Benefits of Familiarity In the operating room (OR), a core multidisciplinary team is responsible for the delivery of each procedure, working together on a shift-based and/or specialty-based rota. A similar idea to this is through surgical “preference cards” that list the supplies a surgeon requests for each procedure.

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How Better Processes and Equipment Improve Hospital Efficiency

BFW Inc.

Operating room inventory and equipment account for nearly 60% of total hospital costs alone. Inventory Management of Surgical Instruments As noted above, operating rooms are a significant source of expenditure for most hospitals.