Publications Library

Remote Assessment of Real-World Surgical Safety Checklist Performance Using the OR Black Box: A Multi-Institutional Evaluation

Max Riley, James Etheridge, Vanessa Palter, Herbert Zeh III, Teodor Grantcharov, Zoey Kaelberer, Yves Sonnay, Douglas S Smink, Mary E Brindle, George Molina

Quality & Safety

Analyzing interprofessional teamwork in the operating room: An exploratory observational study using conventional and alternative approaches

Sylvain Boet, Joseph K Burns, Jamie Brehaut, Meghan Britton, Teodor Grantcharov, Jeremy Grimshaw, Meghan McConnell, Glenn Posner, Isabelle Raiche, Sukhbir Singh, Patricia Trbovich, Cole Etherington

Quality & Safety

Navigating a Path Toward Routine Recording in the Operating Room

Alexander Langerman, Catherine Hammack-Aviran, I Glenn Cohen, Aalok V Agarwala, Nathan Cortez, Neal R Feigenson, Gerald M Fried, Teodor Grantcharov, Caprice C Greenberg, Michelle M Mello, Andrew G Shuman

Quality & Safety

Is it time for an operating room black box? The importance of tracking human factors related variables impacting patient safety and surgical outcomes

Emmanuel Tetteh, Jenny M Shao

Quality & Safety

Surgeons' Leadership Style and Team Behavior in the Hybrid Operating Room: Prospective Cohort Study

Gilles Soenens, Benoit Marchand, Bart Doyen, Teodor Grantcharov, Isabelle Van Herzeele, Peter Vlerick

Quality & Safety

Electroencephalography can provide advance warning of technical errors during laparoscopic surgery

Bonnie A Armstrong, Dan Nemrodov, Arthur Tung, Simon J Graham, Teodor Grantcharov

Performance

Automated Capture of Intraoperative Adverse Events Using Artificial Intelligence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Michael B Eppler, Aref S Sayegh, Marissa Maas, Abhishek Venkat, Sij Hemal, Mihir M Desai, Andrew J Hung, Teodor Grantcharov, Giovanni E Cacciamani, Mitchell G Goldenberg

Artificial Intelligence

Implementation of an Innovative Technology Called the OR Black Box: A Feasibility Study

Kjestine Emilie Møller, Jette Led Sørensen, Martha Krogh Topperzer, Christian Koerner, Bent Ottesen, Mikkel Rosendahl, Teodor Grantcharov, Jeanett Strandbygaard

Quality & Safety

Assessing endovascular team performances in a hybrid room using the Black Box system: a prospective cohort study

Bart Doyen, Gilles Soenens, Blandine Maurel, Adrien Hertault, Lauren Gordon, Peter Vlerick, Frank Vermassen, Teodor Grantcharov, Isabelle van Herzeele

Quality & Safety

The Operating Room Black Box: Understanding Adherence to Surgical Checklists

Amr I Al Abbas, Ganesh Sankaranarayanan, Patricio M Polanco, Jeffrey A Cadeddu, William Daniel, Vanessa Palter, Teodor Grantcharov, Sonja Bartolome, Priya Dandekar, Kim Evans, Herbert J Zeh 3rd

Quality & Safety

Healthcare professionals' perception of safety culture and the Operating Room (OR) Black Box technology before clinical implementation: a cross-sectional survey

Jeanett Strandbygaard, Nynne Dose, Kjestine Emilie Moeller, Lauren Gordon, Eliane Shore, Susanne Rosthøj, Bent Ottesen, Teodor Grantcharov, Jette Led Sorensen

Quality & Safety

Step, Error, and Event Frameworks in Endovascular Aortic Repair

Lauren Gordon, Gilles Soenens, Bart Doyen, Juliana Sunavsky, Mark Wheatcroft, Charles de Mestral, Vanessa Palter, Teodor Grantcharov, Isabelle Van Herzeele

Quality & Safety

Patient Perceptions of Audio and Video Recording in the Operating Room

Jean-Nicolas Gallant, Kathleen Brelsford, Sahil Sharma, Teodor Grantcharov, Alexander Langerman

Quality & Safety

Eye Tracking Use in Surgical Research: A Systematic Review

Amalia M Gil, Sharon Birdi, Teruko Kishibe, Teodor P Grantcharov

Technology Assessment

Creating a Practical Transformational Change Management Model for Novel Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Technology Implementation in the Operating Room

Tianqi G Smith, Hamid Norasi, Kelly M Herbst, Michael L Kendrick, Timothy B Curry, Teodor P Grantcharov, Vanessa N Palter, M Susan Hallbeck, Sean P Cleary

Artificial Intelligence

Analyzing and Discussing Human Factors Affecting Surgical Patient Safety Using Innovative Technology: Creating a Safer Operating Culture

Anne Sophie Helena Maria van Dalen, James J Jung, Els J M Nieveen van Dijkum, Christianne J Buskens, Teodor Grantcharov, Willem A Bemelman, Marlies P Schijven

Quality & Safety

Bringing the patient voice into the operating room: engaging patients in surgical safety research with the Operating Room Black Box®

Cole Etherington, Maxime Lê, Laurie Proulx, Sylvain Boet

Quality & Safety

Perceptions of safety culture and recording in the operating room: understanding barriers to video data capture

Lauren Gordon, Cheyanne Reed, Jette Led Sorensen, Pansy Schulthess, Jeanett Strandbygaard, Mary Mcloone, Teodor Grantcharov, Eliane M Shore

Quality & Safety

Surgical data science - from concepts toward clinical translation

Lena Maier-Hein, Matthias Eisenmann, Duygu Sarikaya, Keno März, Toby Collins, Anand Malpani, Johannes Fallert, Hubertus Feussner, Stamatia Giannarou, Pietro Mascagni, Hirenkumar Nakawala, Adrian Park, Carla Pugh, Danail Stoyanov, Swaroop S Vedula, Kevin Cleary, Gabor Fichtinger, Germain Forestier, Bernard Gibaud, Teodor Grantcharov, Makoto Hashizume, Doreen Heckmann-Nötzel, Hannes G Kenngott, Ron Kikinis, Lars Mündermann, Nassir Navab, Sinan Onogur, Tobias Roß, Raphael Sznitman, Russell H Taylor, Minu D Tizabi, Martin Wagner, Gregory D Hager, Thomas Neumuth, Nicolas Padoy, Justin Collins, Ines Gockel, Jan Goedeke, Daniel A Hashimoto, Luc Joyeux, Kyle Lam, Daniel R Leff, Amin Madani, Hani J Marcus, Ozanan Meireles, Alexander Seitel, Dogu Teber, Frank Ückert, Beat P Müller-Stich, Pierre Jannin, Stefanie Speidel

Quality & Safety

Quantifying the "Assistant Effect" in Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy (RARP): Measures of Technical Performance

Nancy Yu, Hossein Saadat, Antonio Finelli, Jason Y Lee, Rajiv K Singal, Teodor P Grantcharov, Mitchell G Goldenberg

Performance

Six Sigma in surgery: how to create a safer culture in the operating theatre using innovative technology

Anne Sophie H M van Dalen, Jeanett Strandbygaard, Isabelle van Herzeele, Sylvain Boet, Teodor P Grantcharov, Marlies P Schijven

Quality & Safety

Patient Safety in the Operating Room During Urologic Surgery: The OR Black Box Experience

A Rai, L Beland, T Aro, M Jarrett, L Kavoussi

Quality & Safety

The effect of intraoperative distractions on severe technical events in laparoscopic bariatric surgery

Suzan Ayas, Lauren Gordon, Birsen Donmez, Teodor Grantcharov

Quality & Safety

Non-technical skills and device-related interruptions in minimally invasive surgery

Sahil Sharma, Teodor Grantcharov, James J Jung

Performance

Utilizing the Operating Room Black Box to Characterize Intraoperative Delays, Distractions, and Threats in the Gynecology Operating Room: A Pilot Study

Alysha Nensi, Vanessa Palter, Cheyanne Reed, Pansy Schulthess, Mary Mcloone, Teodor Grantcharov, Eliane M Shore

Quality & Safety

System Factors Affecting Patient Safety in the OR: An Analysis of Safety Threats and Resiliency

Robert Chris Adams-McGavin, James J Jung, Anne S H M van Dalen, Teodor P Grantcharov, Marlies P Schijven

Quality & Safety

Assessment of Endovascular Team Performances Using a Comprehensive Data Capture Platform in the Hybrid Room: A Pilot Study

Gilles Soenens, Bart Doyen, Peter Vlerick, Frank Vermassen, Teodor Grantcharov, Isabelle Van Herzeele

Performance

Assessing the team's perception on human factors in the operating environment

Anne Sophie H M van Dalen, Mitchell Goldenberg, Teodor P Grantcharov, Marlies P Schijven

Quality & Safety

Implementation of the Operating Room Black Box Research Program at the Ottawa Hospital Through Patient, Clinical, and Organizational Engagement: Case Study

Sylvain Boet, Cole Etherington, Sandy Lam, Maxime Lê, Laurie Proulx, Meghan Britton, Julie Kenna, Antoine Przybylak-Brouillard, Jeremy Grimshaw, Teodor Grantcharov, Sukhbir Singh

Technology Assessment

Development of a Model for Video-Assisted Postoperative Team Debriefing

Anne S H M van Dalen, Maartje van Haperen, Jan A Swinkels, Teodor Grantcharov, Marlies P Schijven

Quality & Safety

Development of the User Experience (UX) and Video Quality Evaluation (VQE) Instruments for Assessment of Intraoperative Video Capture Technology

Tomas J Saun, Teodor P Grantcharov

Quality & Safety

Nontechnical Skill Assessment of the Collective Surgical Team Using the Non-Technical Skills for Surgeons (NOTSS) System

James J Jung, Steven Yule, Sylvain Boet, Peter Szasz, Pansy Schulthess, Teodor Grantcharov

Performance

System Factors Affecting Intraoperative Risk and Resilience: Applying a Novel Integrated Approach to Study Surgical Performance and Patient Safety

Lauren Kolodzey, Patricia Trbovich, Arash Kashfi, Teodor P Grantcharov

Assessing the team's perception on human factors in the operating environment

Anne Sophie H M van Dalen, Mitchell Goldenberg, Teodor P Grantcharov, Marlies P Schijven

Performance

The OR Black Box Nursing Education Curriculum: Using Video Review to Optimize Patient Safety

Pansy Schulthess, Jordan Bohnen, Teodor Grantcharov, Vanessa Palter

Nursing

Experienced bedside-assistants improve operative outcomes for surgeons early in their learning curve for robot assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy

Alaina Garbens, Aaron H Lay, Ryan L Steinberg, Jeffrey C Gahan

Performance

Non-technical skills and device-related interruptions in minimally invasive surgery

Sahil Sharma, Teodor Grantcharov, James J Jung

Performance

Virtual surgical training during COVID-19: Operating room simulation platforms accessible from home

Tyler McKechnie, Marc Levin, Kelvin Zhou, Benjamin Freedman, Vanessa N Palter, Teodor P Grantcharov

Simulation

Development and Evaluation of a Novel Instrument to Measure Severity of Intraoperative Events Using Video Data

James J Jung, Peter Jüni, Denise W Gee, Yulia Zak, Joslin Cheverie, Jin S Yoo, John M Morton, Teodor Grantcharov

Quality & Safety

Pushing boundaries of video review in trauma: using comprehensive data to improve the safety of trauma care

Brodie Nolan, Christopher M Hicks, Andrew Petrosoniak, James Jung, Teodor Grantcharov

Simulation, Efficiency & Cost, Quality & Safety

Factors associated with surgeon's perception of distraction in the operating room

James J Jung, Jonah Elfassy, Teodor Grantcharov

Quality & Safety

Introduction of a surgical Black Box system in a hybrid angiosuite: Challenges and opportunities

Bart Doyen, Lauren Gordon, Gilles Soenens, Klaus Bacher, Peter Vlerick, Frank Vermassen, Teodor Grantcharov, Isabelle Van Herzeele

Technology Assessment

From box ticking to the black box: the evolution of operating room safety

Mitchell G Goldenberg, Dean Elterman

Quality & Safety

Evaluation of Deep Learning Models for Identifying Surgical Actions and Measuring Performance

Shuja Khalid, Mitchell Goldenberg, Teodor Grantcharov, Babak Taati, Frank Rudzicz

Artificial Intelligence

Design and validation of a low-cost, high-fidelity model for robotic pyeloplasty simulation training

Matthew D Timberlake, Alaina Garbens, Bruce J Schlomer, Nicholas L Kavoussi, Adam J M Kern, Craig A Peters, Jeffery C Gahan

Efficiency & Cost

Evaluation of a Virtual Reality Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL) Surgical Simulator

Ben Sainsbury, Maciej Łącki, Mohammed Shahait, Mitchell Goldenberg, Amir Baghdadi, Lora Cavuoto, Jing Ren, Mark Green, Jason Lee, Timothy D Averch, Carlos Rossa

Artificial Intelligence, Simulation, Technology Assessment

Assessment of 3-Dimensional vs 2-Dimensional Imaging and Technical Performance Using a Multiport Intraoperative Data Capture and Analytic System for Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery

Mauricio E Gabrielli, Tomas J Saun, James J Jung, Teodor P Grantcharov

Performance, Technology Assessment

Measuring the teamwork performance of operating room teams: a systematic review of assessment tools and their measurement properties

Nicole Etherington, Sarah Larrigan, Henry Liu, Michael Wu, Katrina J Sullivan, James Jung, Sylvain Boet

Performance

Brain activation during laparoscopic tasks in high- and low-performing medical students: a pilot fMRI study

Alaina Garbens, Bonnie A Armstrong, Marisa Louridas, Fred Tam, Allan S Detsky, Tom A Schweizer, Simon J Graham, Teodor Grantcharov

Performance

Explainable artificial intelligence for safe intraoperative decision support

Lauren Gordon, Teodor Grantcharov, Frank Rudzicz

Artificial Intelligence

Adverse Events in the Operating Room: Definitions, Prevalence, and Characteristics. A Systematic Review

James J Jung, Jonah Elfassy, Peter Jüni, Teodor Grantcharov

Quality & Safety

Exploring stakeholder perceptions around implementation of the Operating Room Black Box for patient safety research: a qualitative study using the theoretical domains framework

Nicole Etherington, Aya Usama, Andrea M Patey, Chantal Trudel, Antoine Przybylak-Brouillard, Justin Presseau, Jeremy M Grimshaw, Sylvain Boet

Quality & Safety

Automated Methods of Technical Skill Assessment in Surgery: A Systematic Review

Marc Levin, Tyler McKechnie, Shuja Khalid, Teodor P Grantcharov, Mitchell Goldenberg

Performance

Video Technologies for Recording Open Surgery: A Systematic Review

Tomas J Saun, Kevin J Zuo, Teodor P Grantcharov

Technology Assessment

Interprofessional communication in the operating room: a narrative review to advance research and practice

Cole Etherington, Michael Wu, Olivia Cheng-Boivin, Sarah Larrigan, Sylvain Boet

Performance

Non-technical attributes and surgical experience: A cross-sectional study comparing communication styles and attitudes in surgical staff, trainees and applicants

Bart Doyen, Peter Vlerick, Heidi Maertens, Frank Vermassen, Isabelle Van Herzeele

Performance

Quantifying recall bias in surgical safety: a need for a modern approach to morbidity and mortality reviews

Hamad Alsubaie, Mitchell Goldenberg, Teodor Grantcharov

Quality & Safety

Measuring the teamwork performance of teams in crisis situations: a systematic review of assessment tools and their measurement properties

Sylvain Boet, Cole Etherington, Sarah Larrigan, Li Yin 3, Hira Khan, Katrina Sullivan, James J Jung, Teodor P Grantcharov

Performance

Understanding and Assessing Nontechnical Skills in Robotic Urological Surgery: A Systematic Review and Synthesis of the Validity Evidence

Jethro Cc Kwong, Jason Y Lee, Mitchell G Goldenberg

Performance

Non-Technical Skills for Surgeons (NOTSS): Critical appraisal of its measurement properties

James J Jung, Cornelia M Borkhoff, Peter Jüni, Teodor P Grantcharov

Performance

Surgical education, simulation, and simulators-updating the concept of validity

Mitchell G Goldenberg, Kai H Fok, Michael Ordon, Kenneth T Pace, Jason Y Lee

Simulation

Simulation-based laparoscopic surgery crisis resource management training-predicting technical and nontechnical skills

Mitchell G Goldenberg, Kai H Fok, Michael Ordon, Kenneth T Pace, Jason Y Lee

Simulation

Are we ready for our close-up?: Why and how we must embrace video in the OR

Alexander Langerman, Teodor P Grantcharov

Technology Assessment

Feasibility of expert and crowd-sourced review of intraoperative video for quality improvement of intracorporeal urinary diversion during robotic radical cystectomy

Mitchell G Goldenberg, Jamal Nabhani, Christopher J D Wallis, Sameer Chopra, Andrew J Hung, Anne Schuckman, Hooman Djaladat, Siamak Daneshmand, Mihir M Desai, Monish Aron, Inderbir S Gill, Raj Satkunasivam

Efficiency & Cost

Simulation-based training of non-technical skills in colonoscopy: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Rishad Khan, Michael A Scaffidi, Catharine M Walsh, Peter Lin, Ahmed Al-Mazroui, Barinder Chana, Ruben Kalaichandran, Woojin Lee, Teodor P Grantcharov, Samir C Grover

Simulation

Setting Performance Standards for Technical and Nontechnical Competence in General Surgery

Peter Szasz, Esther M Bonrath, Marisa Louridas, Andras B Fecso, Brett Howe, Adam Fehr, Michael Ott, Lloyd A Mack, Kenneth A Harris, Teodor P Grantcharov

Performance

Surgeon Performance Predicts Early Continence After Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy

Mitchell G Goldenberg, Larry Goldenberg, Teodor P Grantcharov

Performance

Progressive learning in endoscopy simulation training improves clinical performance: A blinded randomized trial

Samir C Grover, Michael A Scaffidi, Rishad Khan, Ankit Garg, Ahmed Al-Mazroui, Tareq Alomani, Jeffrey J Yu, Ian S Plener, Mohamed Al-Awamy, Elaine L Yong, Maria Cino, Nikila C Ravindran, Mark Zasowski, Teodor P Grantcharov, Catharine M Walsh

Simulation

The Effect of Technical Performance on Patient Outcomes in Surgery: A Systematic Review

Andras B Fecso, Peter Szasz, Georgi Kerezov, Teodor P Grantcharov

Performance

Debriefing decreases mental workload in surgical crisis: A randomized controlled trial

Sylvain Boet, Bharat Sharma, Ashlee-Ann Pigford, Emily Hladkowicz, Neil Rittenhouse, Teodor Grantcharov

Quality & Safety

Comprehensive simulation-enhanced training curriculum for an advanced minimally invasive procedure: A randomized controlled trial

Boris Zevin, Nicolas J. Dedy, Esther M. Bonrath, Teodor P. Grantcharov

Simulation

Evaluation of procedural simulation as a training and assessment tool in general surgery-simulating a laparoscopic appendectomy

Flemming Bjerrum, Jeanett Strandbygaard, Susanne Rosthøj, Teodor Grantcharov, Bent Ottesen, Jette Led Sorensen

Simulation

Simulation-based summative assessments in surgery

Peter Szasz, Teodor P Grantcharov, Robert M Sweet, James R Korndorffer Jr, Robert A Pedowitz, Patricia L Roberts, Ajit K Sachdeva

Simulation

Simulation-trained junior residents perform better han general surgeons on advanced laparoscopic cases

Camilo Boza, Felipe León, Erwin Buckel, Arnoldo Riquelme, Fernando Crovari, Jorge Martínez, Rajesh Aggarwal, Teodor Grantcharov, Nicolás Jarufe, Julián Varas

Simulation

Implementation of an Effective Strategy for Teaching Nontechnical Skills in the Operating Room: A Single-blinded Nonrandomized Trial

Nicolas J Dedy, Andras B Fecso, Peter Szasz, Esther M Bonrath, Teodor P Grantcharov

Performance

Comprehensive Surgical Coaching Enhances Surgical Skill in the Operating Room: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Esther M Bonrath, Nicolas J Dedy, Lauren E Gordon, Teodor P Grantcharov

Performance

Impact of a simulation training curriculum on technical and nontechnical skills in colonoscopy: a randomized trial

Samir C Grover, Ankit Garg, Michael A Scaffidi, Jeffrey J Yu, Ian S Plener, Elaine Yong, Maria Cino, Teodor P Grantcharov, Catharine M Walsh

Simulation, Performance

Characterising 'near miss' events in complex laparoscopic surgery through video analysis

Esther M Bonrath, Lauren E Gordon, Teodor P Grantcharov

Quality & Safety

A cost-effective junior resident training and assessment simulator for orthopaedic surgical skills via fundamentals of orthopaedic surgery: AAOS exhibit selection

Gregory Lopez, Rick Wright, David Martin, James Jung, Daniel Bracey, Ranjan Gupta

Efficiency & Cost

Individualized deliberate practice on a virtual reality simulator improves technical performance of surgical novices in the operating room: a randomized controlled trial

Vanessa N Palter, Teodor P Grantcharov

Performance

Within-team debriefing versus instructor-led debriefing for simulation-based education: a randomized controlled trial

Sylvain Boet, M Dylan Bould, Bharat Sharma, Scott Revees, Viren N Naik, Emmanuel Triby, Teodor Grantcharov

Simulation, Efficiency & Cost

Validation of a structured training and assessment curriculum for technical skill acquisition in minimally invasive surgery: a randomized controlled trial.

Vanessa N Palter, Neil Orzech, Richard K Reznick, Teodor P Grantcharov

Performance

Development of an objective evaluation tool to assess technical skill in laparoscopic colorectal surgery: a Delphi methodology

Vanessa N Palter, Helen M MacRae, Teodor P Grantcharov

Performance

Virtual reality in surgical skills training

Vanessa N Palter, Teodor P Grantcharov

Simulation

Simulation In Surgical Education

Vanessa N Palter, Teodor P Grantcharov

Simulation