Background Simulation-based training assumes that skills are directly transferable to the
patient-based setting, but few studies have correlated simulated performance with surgical …

Purpose Communication failures are often at the root of adverse events for surgical patients;
however, evidence to inform best communication practice in the operating room is relatively …

Background Liver surgery for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (PHC) is associated with
postoperative mortality ranging from 5% to 18%. The aim of this study was to develop a …

The study's rationale Surgical care is an extensive component of modern health care, but
patient safety issues and complications of surgery have been identified as a major cause of …

Importance Liver resection is the treatment of choice for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in
well-compensated liver cirrhosis. Postoperative liver decompensation (LD) is the most …

Aims To observe the extent and the detail with which playing music can impact on
communication in the operating theatre. Background According to the cited sources, music is …

The aim of this study was to describe operating theatre nurses' experiences of teamwork
within the surgical team in regard to achieving patient safety. Safe surgery for patients is …

The aim of the study was to describe how patients undergoing either a hip or a knee
replacement surgery under spinal anaesthesia experienced to be a part of the perioperative …

Introduction: Researchers' interest in occupational burnout results primarily from the
dangerous and extensive consequences of this phenomenon. The aim of the study was to …

Aim To explore the lived experiences of perioperative nurses in a multicultural operating
theatre in Melbourne, Australia. Background Multiculturalism has become the norm in the …