Factors that influence surgical team [[efficiency]] include [[staff]] availability, turnover time and teamwork. [[Teamwork]] is enhanced by effective [[communication]], [[collaboration]] and a sense of [[solidarity]] among surgical [[team]] members.

Evidence supports that differences in culture, language, generation and discipline-specific role expectations can significantly and negatively influence teamwork and OR efficiency and are requisite in the design and planning strategies for [[perioperative]] services
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