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Table 2 Exclusion reasons for full text screening

From: Ethics in the operating room: a systematic review

 

n=131

Not explicit focus on ethics

92

Research ethics. Ethics only mentioned in relation to research ethics aspects, e.g. approval from an ethics committee or collecting informed consent prior to research or surgery

1

Actions before or after the OR is the only focus of the article

29

Nurses, OR technicians, etc. The sole focus is on other health care personnel than doctors.

3

Educational environment, OR without patients for training purposes

1

Foreign language, other than English, Norwegian, Danish, or Swedish

4

Full text article not found

1