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A combined teamwork training and work standardisation intervention in operating theatres: controlled interrupted time series study.

Morgan L, Pickering SP, Hadi M, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2015;24:111-119.

An intervention that combined teamwork training with efforts to standardize certain operative procedures resulted in increased adherence to the World Health Organization safe surgery checklist and improved communication within the operating room. No effect was found on clinical outcomes, but the study was likely too small to detect such an impact.

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