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Discrepant perceptions of communication, teamwork and situation awareness among surgical team members.
Wauben LS, Dekker-van Doorn CM, van Wijngaarden JD, et al. Int J Qual Health Care. 2011;23:159-166.

Surgeons, nurses, anesthesiologists, and nurse anesthetists had widely differing perceptions of teamwork and communication in the operating room, corroborating findings from a prior classic study of operating room teamwork.
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