Objectives Seamless collaboration in the operating room is the critical foundation for patient safety and successful outcomes. This synergy enhances efficiency, minimises errors and is a key determinant of the final surgical quality.
The objective of this study is to synthesise qualitative studies on facilitators of and barriers to teamwork between operating room nurses (ORNs) and other practitioners. Design Systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.
Data sources A systematic search was conducted across nine electronic databases: PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science (Core Collection), CINAHL, PsycINFO, CNKI, WanFang and Vip. The search covered the period from 1 January 2014 to 30 September 2025.
The search strategy used both medical subject headings and free-text terms, supplemented by the snowball method and grey literature. Eligibility criteria for selecting studies Qualitative studies exploring teamwork involving ORNs were included.
Of 4839 initially retrieved records, 29 studies finally met the inclusion criteria.
BMJ Open published a clinical update in Research Highlights on 07 Apr 2026.
The item focuses on Facilitators of and barriers to teamwork between operating room nurses and other practitioners: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.
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