The drama in the hybrid OR: video observations of work processes and staff collaboration during endovascular aortic repair

Figures & data

Figure 1 Landscape of the hybrid operating room. Source: Tyréns Arkitekter used (and modified) with permission from Tyréns Arkitekter.

Table 1 Definition of the Acts 1–4 and their duration in minutes

	Start of act	End of act	Average time (minutes)
Act 1	Patient enters the room	Placement of the tracheal tube	30
Act 2	Patient is intubated	Preparation for the skin incision with ultrasound guidance	79
Act 3	Start of skin incision	Skin closure and wound dressing is finalized	182
Act 4	Removal of surgical sheets starts	The patient is transported out of the hybrid OR	33

Figure 2 Examples of the main activities related to the patient (body) in each Act and performed by which staff category(ies).

Figure 3 Examples of types of cross-professional activities conducted in the hybrid operating room.

Figure S1 Activities that take place simultaneously and in separate locations in Act 2. At the top and middle of the picture (area A), the nurse anesthetists are visibly preparing the patient. To the left (area B), the operating room (OR) nurses and assistant nurse are preparing material, while a radiographer (area C) is engaged in preparing the contrast injector.

Figure S2 Two operators (A) and one radiographer (B) standing closest to the patient in Act 3.