Speaking across the drapes: communication strategies of anesthesiologists and obstetricians during a simulated maternal crisis.

Rebecca D. Minehart; May C M Pian-Smith; Toni B. Walzer; Roxane Gardner; Jenny W. Rudolph; Robert Simon; Daniel Raemer

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Speaking across the drapes: communication strategies of anesthesiologists and obstetricians during a simulated maternal crisis.

June 6, 2012

Minehart RD, Pian-Smith MCM, Walzer TB, et al. Simul Healthc. 2012;7(3):166-70.

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This study observed videotaped performances to describe the team behaviors of anesthesiologists and obstetricians, particularly around their communication styles.

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