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Correlates of non-technical skills in surgery: a prospective study

BACKGROUND: Communication and teamwork failures have frequently been identified as the root cause of adverse events and complications in surgery. Few studies have examined contextual factors that influence teams’ non-technical skills (NTS) in surgery. The purpose of this prospective study was to ide...

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Autores principales: Gillespie, Brigid M, Harbeck, Emma, Kang, Evelyn, Steel, Catherine, Fairweather, Nicole, Chaboyer, Wendy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5293872/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28137931
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014480
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Communication and teamwork failures have frequently been identified as the root cause of adverse events and complications in surgery. Few studies have examined contextual factors that influence teams’ non-technical skills (NTS) in surgery. The purpose of this prospective study was to identify and describe correlates of NTS. METHODS: We assessed NTS of teams and professional role at 2 hospitals using the revised 23-item Non-TECHnical Skills (NOTECHS) and its subscales (communication, situational awareness, team skills, leadership and decision-making). Over 6 months, 2 trained observers evaluated teams’ NTS using a structured form. Interobserver agreement across hospitals ranged from 86% to 95%. Multiple regression models were developed to describe associations between operative time, team membership, miscommunications, interruptions, and total NOTECHS and subscale scores. RESULTS: We observed 161 surgical procedures across 8 teams. The total amount of explained variance in NOTECHS and its 5 subscales ranged from 14% (adjusted R(2) 0.12, p<0.001) to 24% (adjusted R(2) 0.22, p<0.001). In all models, inverse relationships between the total number of miscommunications and total number of interruptions and teams’ NTS were observed. CONCLUSIONS: Miscommunications and interruptions impact on team NTS performance.