Communication and Contextual Factors in Robotic-Assisted Surgical Teams: Protocol for Developing a Taxonomy.

Background: Robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) has been rapidly integrated into surgical practice in the past few decades. The setup in the operating theater for RAS differs from that for open or laparoscopic surgery such that the operating surgeon sits at a console separate from the rest of the surgical team and the patient. Communication and team dynamics are altered due to this physical separation and visual barriers imposed by the robotic equipment.

Examining the Dimensionality of Trust in the Inpatient Setting: Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis.

Background: Trust in healthcare providers is associated with important outcomes, but has primarily been assessed in the outpatient setting. It is largely unknown how hospitalized patients conceptualize trust in their providers.

Objective: To examine the dimensionality of a measure of trust in the inpatient setting.

The potential for sensor-based measurement to examine shared decision making in face-to-face health care encounters.

Shared decision making (SDM) has been gaining an increasing appeal in providing patient-centered health care, which focuses on patients' needs and values and their active role in making health-related decisions. However, SDM remains difficult to measure because different conceptual definitions have been used in the literature, resulting in different operational definitions and measurement approaches. In addition, traditional measurement approaches, such as self-reports, can fail to capture the dynamic nature of the SDM process.

Evaluation of Red Blood Cell Transfusion Practice and Knowledge Among Cancer Surgeons.

Background: Transfusion of blood products has a negative impact on surgical and cancer outcomes. The objective of the current study was to evaluate surgeons' practice and knowledge of red blood cell transfusion for surgical patients.

Methods: A survey of residents, fellows, and faculty surgeons at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and surgeons who identified as taking care of cancer patients nationally was conducted.