Background: Previous before-and-after studies indicate that the use of safety checklists in
surgery reduces complication rates in patients. Methods: A systematic review of studies was …

As a key department within a healthcare organisation, the operating room is a hazardous
environment, where the consequences of errors are high, despite the relatively low rates of …

Mucinous ovarian carcinoma (MOC) is a unique subtype of ovarian cancer with an uncertain
etiology, including whether it genuinely arises at the ovary or is metastatic disease from …

In surgery, as much as 30% of procedure-specific information may be lost as a result of
miscommunication. We assessed the relationship between interruptions, team familiarity …

Background In the operating room, factors such as interruptions, communication failures,
team familiarity and the unpredictability of unplanned cases can prolong the length of an …

Background Failure to convey time-critical information to team members during surgery
diminishes members' perception of the dynamic information relevant to their task, and …

Epithelial ovarian cancer metastasis is driven by spheroids, which are heterogeneous
cancer cell aggregates released from the primary tumour mass that passively disseminate …

Background Communication and teamwork failures have frequently been identified as the
root cause of adverse events and complications in surgery. Few studies have examined …

Purpose For the vast majority of ovarian cancer patients, optimal surgical debulking remains
a key prognostic factor associated with improved survival. A standardized, biomarker‐based …

Patients with high‐grade, serous epithelial ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) are generally
diagnosed with extensive peritoneal metastases, and exhibit 5‐year survival rates< 30%. A …