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

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a non-dedicated team) was shown to reduce total anesthesia time by 30 minutes , with significantly fewer delays related to setting up equipment [ 9 ]. Surgical managers are frequently required to form ad hoc teams with members who do not work consistently together. The presence of a dedicated laparoscopic team (vs.

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

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Multiple disciplines are incorporated, including surgery, perioperative nursing, surgical technology, and anesthesia. The Future for Surgical Teams? With established savings in time and efficiency, the benefits of familiar teams are of high value to surgical managers and healthcare units.