Greater Familiarity Between Surgeon and Operating Room Allied Health Staff is Associated with Shorter Case Duration – A Multi-Institutional Study
This study found that operations were more efficiently performed when the scrub technician and circulating nurse staff had a greater recent experience with the primary surgeon. Surgical team familiarity should be considered a focus of operational and clinical excellence.
Authors
- Mark Douglas Tyson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5346-1404)
- David A. Etzioni
- Christopher H. Hasse
- Matthew P. Abdel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2398-1724)
- Yu-Hui H. Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4485-9306)
- Elizabeth B. Habermann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1140-003X)
- Robert R. Cima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9277-8535)
- Steven P. Petrou
- Lynn J. MacMillan
- Ross F. Goldberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4652-6986)
- Melana Elliot
- Christina M Cadaret
Institutions
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- Jacksonville College (US)
- Jackson Memorial Hospital (US)
- Mayo Clinic Health System (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US)
- Mayo Clinic Hospital (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Florida (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/sla.0000000000006711
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39