Operating Room Black Box (ORBB): Examining Nurses’ Perceptions in a Surgical Setting

Pria Nippak, Victoria Ross, Housne Begum, Kimberley Okafor, Mya Rana-Nippak, Stanley J Hamstra, Markku Nousianinen, Health Services Management, Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University, Department of Surgery, Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Holland Bone and Joint Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Surgical Innovation

Published online on September 24, 2025

Abstract

Surgical Innovation, Volume 33, Issue 1, Page 37-46, February 2026.
BackgroundDespite numerous efforts to improve surgical safety, adverse events and serious surgical complications are still common. This cross-sectional study at a tertiary hospital in Ontario, Canada, aimed to examine nurses’ perceptions, awareness, ...