Surgical team training: promoting high reliability with nontechnical skills.

John T. Paige

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Surgical team training: promoting high reliability with nontechnical skills.

July 14, 2010

Paige JT. Surg Clin North Am. 2010;90(3):569-81.

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This commentary explains how instilling an understanding of human factors, organizational culture, and team-based science in surgeons would enable them to lead improvement efforts and practice safely.

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