Observational teamwork assessment for surgery (OTAS): refinement and application in urological surgery.

Journal article

BACKGROUND: Teamwork in surgical teams is at the forefront of good practice guidelines and empirical research as an important aspect of safe surgery. We have developed a comprehensive assessment for teamwork in surgery-the Observational Teamwork Assessment for Surgery (OTAS)-and we have tested it for general surgical procedures. The aim of the research reported here was to extend the assessment to urology procedures. METHODS: After refining the original assessment, we used it to observe 50 u...

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Authors: Undre, S; Sevdalis, N; Healey, A; Darzi, A; Vincent, C

• Journal: World journal of surgery
• Volume: 31
• Issue: 7
• Pages: 1373-1381
• Publication date: 2007-07-01
• DOI: 10.1007/s00268-007-9053-z
• EISSN: 1432-2323
• ISSN: 0364-2313
• Language: English
• Keywords: Interdisciplinary Communication; Physician-Nurse Relations; Patient Care Team; Urologic Surgical Procedures; Humans; Task Performance and Analysis; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Interprofessional Relations