On Saturday, April 5, 2008, Johns Hopkins performed what is believed to be the first six-way donor kidney swap surgery, six months before this episode aired. Nine surgical teams used six operating rooms for the 10 hour surgeries. Like this episode, there was one donor who was not a recipient nor had any family involved, to complete the swap.
Every episode of the show is named after a famous song. "There's No 'I' in Team" is a song by Taking Back Sunday.
Carl Lumbly, who plays Kurt Walling in this episode, was on Supergirl with Chyler Leigh (Dr. Lexie Grey), while George Newbern (Stan Mercer) has voiced Superman in a number of other projects.
Episode Title: There's no 'I' In Team
There's no 'I' In Team is a reference to the title of a Taking Back Sunday song.
The title also refers to the old saying that involves sharing credit with teammates.