Number of surgeries (N=160) with the corresponding number of communication failures (175)
| Surgical cases, n | Communication failures, n | Total communication failures, n (%) |
| 43 | 1 | 43 (24.6) |
| 28 | 2 | 56 (32.0) |
| 10 | 3 | 30 (17.1) |
| 5 | 4 | 20 (11.4) |
| 4 | 5 | 20 (11.4) |
| 1 | 6 | 6 (3.4) |
| 91 | 175 (100) |