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Review
. 2023 Dec;41(4):803-818.
doi: 10.1016/j.anclin.2023.03.013. Epub 2023 Apr 18.

Nontechnical Skills for Intraoperative Team Members

Michael R Mathis  1 , Allison M Janda  2 , Steven J Yule  3 , Roger D Dias  4 , Donald S Likosky  5 , Francis D Pagani  5 , Korana Stakich-Alpirez  5 , Fiona M Kerray  3 , Megan L Schultz  5 , David Fitzgerald  6 , David Sturmer  7 , Milisa Manojlovich  8 , Sarah L Krein  9 , Matthew D Caldwell  2
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Review

Nontechnical Skills for Intraoperative Team Members

Michael R Mathis et al. Anesthesiol Clin. 2023 Dec.

Abstract

Nontechnical skills, defined as the set of cognitive and social skills used by individuals and teams to reduce error and improve performance in complex systems, have become increasingly recognized as a key contributor to patient safety. Efforts to characterize, quantify, and teach nontechnical skills in the context of perioperative care continue to evolve. This review article summarizes the essential behaviors for safety, described in taxonomies for nontechnical skills assessments developed for intraoperative clinical team members (eg, surgeons, anesthesiologists, scrub practitioners, perfusionists). Furthermore, the authors describe emerging methods to advance understanding of the impact of nontechnical skills on perioperative outcomes.

Keywords: High-reliability organizations; Human factors; Nontechnical skills; Patient safety; Perioperative quality improvement.

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Non-Technical Skills Clinical Taxonomies
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