Table 2

Article settings and team types

Author	Setting	Team type	Team size/composition
Allan et al 46	24-bed dedicated paediatric cardiac intensive care unit (USA).	Paediatric cardiac intensive care teams.	Nurses (n=127). Cardiology, cardiac surgery and cardiac critical care fellows (n=44). Paediatric cardiac intensive care unit attending physicians (n=6). Respiratory therapists (n=2). Nurse practitioners (n=3).
Aveling et al 39	Lung cancer teams in 30 National Health Service hospitals (UK).	Lung cancer teams.	Minimum requirement of: A clinical lead (physician). A clinical nurse specialist. A multidisciplinary team coordinator.
Carroll et al 25	Intensive care unit in a tertiary referral and teaching hospital (Australia).	Intensive care unit teams.	Included clinical specialists, specialist intensivists, nurses and allied health professionals.
Falcone et al 40	Paediatric trauma unit in level 1 paediatric trauma centre (USA).	Paediatric trauma teams.	An average team of around 6 members from: Paediatric surgeons (n=11). Emergency medics (n=7). Surgical residents (n=72). Nurses (n=60). Critical care fellows (n=4). Paramedics (n=2). Respiratory therapists (n=4).
Fransen et al 47	Obstetric unit (The Netherlands).	Multiprofessional obstetric teams.	Included gynaecologists, obstetricians, secondary care midwives and/or resident nurses.
Hor et al 36	Two general intensive care units in a major metropolitan teaching hospital (Australia).	Intensive care unit staff teams.	Included senior and junior doctors, senior and junior nurses, medical and nurse managers, ward clerks, receptionists, and allied health professionals.
Iedema et al 37	Emergency departments of two large teaching hospitals (one metropolitan, one regional; Australia).	Emergency department staff.	Paramedics, emergency department medics and nursing clinicians.
Iedema and Carroll41	Acute outpatient spinal clinic in a local metropolitan teaching hospital (Australia).	Multidisciplinary care team.	Doctors, nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, dietitians, social workers and peer support workers.
Iedema et al 38	Intensive care unit and mixed surgical wards in two metropolitan teaching hospitals (Australia).	Intensive care unit and surgical ward staff.	107 nurses, 44 doctors, 9 allied health professionals and 17 administration and cleaning staff.
Iedema et al 42	Acute outpatient spinal pressure area clinic in a local metropolitan teaching hospital (Australia).	Outpatient unit teams.	Medical, nursing and allied health staff.
Iedema et al 43	Intensive care unit (Australia).	Intensive care unit staff.	Multidisciplinary teams of healthcare practitioners. Make-up of the teams unspecified.
Lehner et al 44	Paediatric trauma unit (Germany).	Paediatric trauma unit.	14 physicians including paediatric surgeons, intensivists, emergency medics and anaesthetists. 4 paediatric nurses.
Patterson et al 45	Paediatric emergency department (USA).	Paediatric emergency department.	Physicians: 51%. Nurses: 32%. Paramedics: 4%. Respiratory therapists: 3%. Patient care assistant: 4%. Other: 7%.
Patterson et al 48	Level 1 paediatric trauma centre (USA).	All healthcare providers in emergency department.	Faculty and staff physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, paramedics, patient care assistants, and medical residents.
Ross et al 49	Tertiary hospital trust providing a range of specialist older persons services (UK).	Staff involved in the provision of elderly care.	Healthcare assistants, nurses, physiotherapists and medical staff.