Predictors of successful implementation of preoperative briefings and postoperative debriefings after medical team training.

Douglas E. Paull; Lisa Mazzia; Brent S. Izu; Julia Neily; Peter D. Mills; James P. Bagian

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Predictors of successful implementation of preoperative briefings and postoperative debriefings after medical team training.

November 18, 2009

Paull DE, Mazzia L, Izu BS, et al. Am J Surg. 2009;198(5):675-8.

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This study found that leadership support at the time of teamwork training was the best predictor of future briefing and postoperative debriefing success. The Veterans Administration–based training program implemented applied principles of crew resource management from the aviation industry.

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