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. 2024 Jan 1;20(1):45-47.
doi: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000001177. Epub 2023 Nov 6.

Taking Up the Challenge to Improve Name and Role Recognition in the Operating Room

Bhavana Thota  1 , Anna Rabinowitz  2 , Oren Guttman  2
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Review

Taking Up the Challenge to Improve Name and Role Recognition in the Operating Room

Bhavana Thota et al. J Patient Saf. .

Abstract

The rise of the #TheatreCapChallenge in 2017, which saw participants donning surgical caps labeled with their names and roles, promises to be a seemingly simple intervention aimed at improving operating theater communication and patient safety. This narrative review strives to expand upon the perceived and studied benefits of this intervention and address potential concerns that have arisen with the use of these name and role-labeled surgical caps.

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The authors disclose no conflict of interest.

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