Observational teamwork assessment for surgery: feasibility of clinical and nonclinical assessor calibration with short-term training.

Stephanie Russ; Louise Hull; Shantanu Rout; Charles A. Vincent; Ara Darzi; Nick Sevdalis

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Observational teamwork assessment for surgery: feasibility of clinical and nonclinical assessor calibration with short-term training.

May 30, 2012

Russ S, Hull L, Rout S, et al. Ann Surg. 2012;255(4):804-9.

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This study established that both clinicians and nonclinicians are equally able to assess teamwork behaviors in the operating room using a standardized observational tool.

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