The effects of aviation-style non-technical skills training on technical performance and outcome in the operating theatre.

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Unintended harm to patients in operating theatres is common. Correlations have been demonstrated between teamwork skills and error rates in theatres. This was a single-institution uncontrolled before-after study of the effects of "non-technical" skills training on attitudes, teamwork, technical performance and clinical outcome in laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) and carotid endarterectomy (CEA) operations. The setting was the theatre suite of a UK teaching hospital. Attitudes were measured u...

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Authors: McCulloch, P; Mishra, A; Handa, A; Dale, T; Hirst, G

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Quality and safety in health care
• Volume: 18
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 109-115
• Publication date: 2009-04-01
• DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2008.032045
• EISSN: 1475-3901
• ISSN: 1475-3898
• Language: English
• Keywords: Operating Rooms; Great Britain; Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care); Attitude of Health Personnel; Teaching; Task Performance and Analysis; Clinical Competence; General Surgery; Hospitals, Teaching; Patient Care Team; Humans; Medical Errors; Communication