Table 5.
Participants’ opinions of the OR Black Box represented by mean responses and SD: 3 is a neutral score, <3 negative and >3 positive
| Questions on opinion of the OR Black Box, mean (SD) | Study cohort (n=100) |
Nurses (n=38) |
Anaesthesiologists (n=10) | Obstetricians/ gynaecologists (n=36) |
Residents (n=16) |
| What do you think of the OR Black Box? | 3.6 (0.8) | 3.3 (0.7) | 2.7 (0.8) | 3.7 (0.7) | 4.1 (0.6) |
| Do you think implementation of the OR Black Box will change patient safety? |
3.7 (0.7) | 3.5 (0.8) | 2.9 (0.3) | 3.8 (0.6) | 3.8 (0.7) |
| Do you think implementation of the OR Black Box will change communication in the OR? |
3.4 (0.8) | 3.2 (0.8) | 2.4 (0.8) | 3.5 (0.6) | 3.6 (0.6) |
| Do you expect the OR Black Box to change team communication? | 3.3 (1.1) | 2.8 (1.1) | 2.2 (1.0) | 3.5 (1.1 | 3.8 (0.6) |
| Do you think implementation of the OR Black Box will change collaboration in the OR? | 3.4 (0.9) | 2.9 (0.8) | 2.4 (0.9) | 3.5 (0.8) | 3.9 (0.5) |
| How would you feel about receiving one-on-one feedback based on OR Black Box data? | 3.6 (1.0) | 3.3 (1.0) | 3.4 (0.7) | 3.8 (0.8) | 3.6 (0.9) |
| How would you feel about receiving feedback based on OR Black Box data in a multidisciplinary group? | 3.6 (0.9) | 3.4 (1.0) | 3.6 (0.8) | 3.7 (0.9) | 3.7 (0.9) |
| How do you think the OR Black Box will affect your coworkers' opinion of you? | 3.0 (0.2) | 3.0 (0.2) | 3 (0) | 3.0 (0.0) | 3.1 (0.4) |
| Are you concerned that the OR Black Box might lead to more lawsuits? | 4.2 (0.9) | 4.4 (0.7) | 3.5 (1.2) | 4.4 (0.8) | 4.3 (0.9) |
OR Black Box, Operating Room Black Box.