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) Patient safety in surgery: non-technical aspects of safe surgical performance. April 7, 2010 Surgeons' non-technical skills in the operating room: reliability testing of the NOTSS behavior rating system. March 5, 2008 Implementing a national program to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infection: a quality improvement collaboration of state hospital associations, academic medical centers, professional societies, and governmental agencies. December 18, 2013 Michigan Health & Hospital Association Keystone Obstetrics: a statewide collaborative for perinatal patient safety in Michigan. 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