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Patient safety
Patient Safety & Team Communication
Communication failures occur in 30% of operating theatre exchanges. 90% of these failures negatively impact the case.
The hidden risk of anonymity in theatre
30%
of OR communications are failures
Lingard et al. 2004
44%
of staff correctly named by surgery attendings
Birnbach et al. 2017
33%
of nurses rarely recognize attending physicians
Karlsberg & Pierce 2014
The solution: Named caps
Before
42%
After
85%
Name recall after implementing labeled caps
#TheatreCapChallenge
Before
34%
After
14%
Patient care errors from misidentification (59% reduction)
Agarwal et al. 2023
Wong et al., JAMA Network Open
2023
Stanford study: Odds of being called by name increased 13x with labeled caps; 80% reported improved teamwork
n ≈ 1,000
Giordano et al., Health Sci Rep
2025
Systematic review: Labeled caps reduced misidentification errors by 65-78% across included studies
Systematic reviewOur patients tell us that they really like knowing our names, it makes them feel more comfortable during what can be a really stressful time for them.
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Research evidence
Infection Control Evidence
Are reusable scrub caps as safe as disposables? The research is clear.
45,708
surgical cases analysed
Meta-analysis found no significant difference in SSI rates between reusable and disposable headwear (OR: 0.79; 95% CI: 0.59–1.07)
2024
Journal of Hospital Infection
Gumera et al.
Largest meta-analysis to date: 9 studies with 45,708 cases found no significant SSI difference
45,708 cases
2017
J Am Coll Surg
Markel et al.
Cloth skull caps shed fewer particles and microbes than disposable bouffants
45,708 cases
CDC/HICPAC
Evidence-based SSI prevention guideline does not specify disposable headwear
2017
ACS Joint Statement
No evidence that headwear type affects SSI; bouffants least effective for particle containment
2018The commonly used disposable bouffant is the least effective for particle containment
— American College of Surgeons Joint Statement, 2018