Death on the table: how do operating room staff experience intraoperative deaths? A narrative synthesis of qualitative evidence
The emotional toll captured underscores urgent needs for interventions, such as team-based debriefing support, alongside systemic reforms to normalise vulnerability and integrate emotional stewardship into institutional policies.Addressing this is not only ethically imperative but critical to sustaining a resilient workforceand ensuring patient safety in an era of escalating surgical demand.
Authors
- Jonathan Bayuo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8437-2730)
- Mary Abboah‐Offei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9738-878X)
- Yakubu Salifu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5523-3010)
- John Kwasi Akortiakumah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7494-7203)
Institutions
- University of Southern Queensland (AU)
- Edinburgh Napier University (GB)
- University of Health and Allied Sciences (GH)
- Lancaster University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care
- Published
- 2025-12-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/spcare-2025-005766
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00