Development of a rating system for surgeons' non-technical skills.

S. Yule; R. Flin; S. Paterson-Brown; N. Maran; D. Rowley

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Development of a rating system for surgeons' non-technical skills.

November 8, 2006

Yule S, Flin R, Paterson-Brown S, et al. Med Educ. 2006;40(11):1098-104.

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The authors describe the use of critical incident investigation techniques to identify non-technical skills that can support safe practice in surgery.

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