Commentary Nontechnical skills in pediatric surgery: factors influencing operative performance. Citation Text: Youngson GG. Nontechnical skills in pediatric surgery: Factors influencing operative performance. J Pediatr Surg. 2016;51(2):226-30. doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2015.10.062. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL April 13, 2016 Youngson GG. J Pediatr Surg. 2016;51(2):226-30. View more articles from the same authors. Nontechnical skills are gaining interest as a way to enhance surgical team performance. This commentary describes a model for identifying, training, and assessing surgeon competencies in a defined set of nontechnical skills during pediatric surgery. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Youngson GG. Nontechnical skills in pediatric surgery: Factors influencing operative performance. J Pediatr Surg. 2016;51(2):226-30. doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2015.10.062. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Surgeons' non-technical skills in the operating room: reliability testing of the NOTSS behavior rating system. March 5, 2008 Patient safety in surgery: non-technical aspects of safe surgical performance. April 7, 2010 Adverse events in patients with return emergency department visits. January 14, 2015 Readiness of US general surgery residents for independent practice. October 4, 2017 Characteristics of medical professional liability claims in patients with cardiovascular diseases. April 21, 2010 Testing an intervention to improve health care worker well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cluster randomized clinical trial. 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