Why the study?
Robotic-assisted surgery presents unique teamwork challenges for perioperative team members, including anesthesia professionals.
Anesthesia professionals emphasize the importance of nontechnical skills for effective teamwork and patient safety during robotic-assisted surgery.
Alerts anesthesia teams to RAS start-up demands; leaves open quantitative validation of targeted teamwork interventions.
Robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) presents unique teamwork challenges for perioperative team members, including anesthesia professionals. The purpose of this study was to explore anesthesiologists' and nurse anesthetists' teamwork experiences during RAS using an exploratory qualitative study design involving individual semistructured interviews. Study participants expressed that teamwork during RAS is both positive and challenging, and the start-up phase is the most demanding phase of RAS in terms of teamwork. Anesthesia professionals believe that both technical and nontechnical skills are necessary to provide excellent patient care and maintain patient safety during RAS. Furthermore, they believe that a more concentrated focus on nontechnical skills than is traditional is an essential component of teamwork.
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