Taking up the challenge to improve name and role recognition in the operating room (January 2024)

Summary

The rise of the #TheatreCapChallenge in 2017, which saw participants donning surgical caps labelled with their names and roles, promises to be a seemingly simple intervention aimed at improving operating theatre communication and patient safety. This narrative review strives to expand upon the perceived and studied benefits of this intervention and address potential concerns that have arisen with the use of these name and role-labelled surgical caps.