Patient safety in surgery: non-technical aspects of safe surgical performance

doi:10.1186/1754-9493-4-4

. 2010 Mar 18;4(1):4.

doi: 10.1186/1754-9493-4-4.

Patient safety in surgery: non-technical aspects of safe surgical performance

George G Youngson¹, Rhona Flin

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PMID: 20298538
PMCID: PMC2845118
DOI: 10.1186/1754-9493-4-4

Patient safety in surgery: non-technical aspects of safe surgical performance

George G Youngson et al. Patient Saf Surg. 2010.

. 2010 Mar 18;4(1):4.

doi: 10.1186/1754-9493-4-4.

Authors

George G Youngson¹, Rhona Flin

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¹ Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, UK. ggyrach@abdn.ac.uk.

PMID: 20298538
PMCID: PMC2845118
DOI: 10.1186/1754-9493-4-4

Abstract

The performance of operative surgery has an understandable focus placed on dexterity, technical precision, as well as the choice of procedure. There is less appreciation of the cognitive and social skills of the individual surgeon and the effect that these have on the surgical team and on patient outcome. This article highlights that impact and explores the contribution of non-technical skills to safe practice within the operating room.

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[1] Gawande AA, Zinner MJ, Studdert DM. Analysis of errors reported by surgeons at 3 teaching hospitals. Surgery. 2003;133:614–621. doi: 10.1067/msy.2003.169. - DOI - PubMed

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[8] Flin R, OConnor P, Crichton. Safety at the Sharp End. A Guide to Non-Technical Skills. Aldershot: Ashgate; 2008.

[9] Dickinson I, Watters D, Graham I, Montgomery P, Collins J. Guide to the assessment of competence and performance in practicing surgeons. ANZ J Surg. 2009;79:198–204. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2008.04839.x. - DOI - PubMed

[10] Dickinson I, Watters D, Graham I, Montgomery P, Collins J. Guide to the assessment of competence and performance in practicing surgeons. ANZ J Surg. 2009;79:198–204. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2008.04839.x. - DOI - PubMed

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