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Governing the surgical count through communication interactions: implications for patient safety.
Riley R, Manias E, Polglase A. Qual Saf Health Care. 2006;15:369-374.

The investigators analyzed communications between nurses and surgeons in the operating room and identified issues that may affect a team's ability to successfully complete a surgical count.
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