Title

Surgical team communication and intraoperative errors: A cross-sectional study

Authors

Naveenkumar Viswanathan¹, Sailesh Kumar², Soomal Jamil³, Anvia Villina D'Souza^4,* & Alidjanov Xodijakbar Kashipovich⁵

Affiliation

¹Department of General Surgery, Prince Charles Hospital, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Healthboard, Wales, United Kingdom; ²Department of Surgery, University of Alabama, Birmingham, England; ³Department of Forensic Medicine, Jinnah Medical and Dental college, Sharafabad, Karachi, 74800, Pakistan; ⁴Department of General medicine, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamin Nadu, India; ⁵Department of Faculty and Hospital, Tashkent Medical Academy, Tashkent, Uzbekistan; *Corresponding author

Email

Naveenkumar Viswanathan - E-mail: drnaveenkumarviswanath@gmail.com; Phone: +91 7904697283
Sailesh Kumar - E-mail: sailesh.isk@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9486813072
Soomal Jamil - E-mail: soomaljamil1@gmail.com; Phone: +92 3060980002
Anvia Villina D'Souza - E-mail: anvia23@gmail.com; Phone: +91 7975638463
Alidjanov Xodijakbar Kashipovich - E-mail: Alidjanov@gmail.com; Phone: +998 90 982 44 66

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received September 1, 2025; Revised September 30, 2025; Accepted September 30, 2025, Published September 30, 2025

Abstract

The relationship between intraoperative error rates and the quality of communication within the surgical team is of interest. Using post-operative surveys and organized observation, 136 surgical procedures from various specializations were examined. The results showed that poor communication was strongly associated with higher error rates, especially when it came to important decision points and instrument handoffs. Real-time communication and effective preoperative briefings reduced the frequency of avoidable errors. Strengthening communication protocols may improve surgical safety and collaboration.

Keywords

Surgical outcomes, poor communication, intraoperative mistakes, safety, teamwork, operating room dynamics, cross-sectional research, human factors, and surgical team conduct.

Citation

Viswanathan et al. Bioinformation 21(9): 3214-3217 (2025)

Edited by

A Prashanth

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.