Objectives This study was carried out to improve patient safety in the operating theatre by
the introduction of perioperative briefing and debriefing, which focused on an optimal
collaboration between surgical team members. Design A prospective intervention study with
one pretest and two post-test measurements: 1 month before and 4 months and 2.5 years
after the implementation of perioperative briefing and debriefing, respectively. Setting
Operating theatres of a tertiary care hospital with 875 beds in the Netherlands. Participants …