Factors that drive team participation in surgical safety checks: a prospective study.

Gillespie BM, Withers TK, Lavin J, Gardiner T, Marshall AP. Patient Saf Surg. 2016;10:3.

Analyzing approximately 35 hours of field observations, these researchers identified various interlinked factors, including team attributes, communication strategies, and checking processes, that affect whether surgical teams participated in safety checks.