J.Jpn. Surg. Soc.. 118(2): 144-148, 2017

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SMOOTH OPERATION DURING SURGERY WITH TEAM HEALTHCARE

The operating room is the ultimate place for team healthcare. Physicians and staff must be conscious of the value of communication among team members so that surgeons can perform the best surgery. Surgeons also must focus completely on their work in the operating room, which may involve diverse tasks and complicated procedures. It is important to develop a consciousness of medical professionalism and the need for quality improvement in nursing and medical staff. It is necessary to share information, especially among job categories during minimally invasive surgical procedures, which have increased in number in recent years. Surgeons should clearly state that sudden equipment failures as well as complications could possibly occur on the informed consent forms. Medical professionals must respond to change and behave as a model group, functioning with the highest ethics and morality to maintain public trust. The author believes that we must work to build the team medical healthcare appropriate to the times.

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