ExploreSeptember 1, 2026Maryanna Klatt, Elizabeth Palmer Kelly, Odysseas P Chatzipanagiotou et al.
Background The operating room (OR) is a high-stress, time-constrained environment where team focus is critical to patient safety. Mindfulness-based interventions can improve stress and attention, but their duration often limits integration into the surgical workflow. We evaluated the acceptability and initial perceptions of a brief, 1-minute mindfulness exercise delivered to the surgical team...