Teamwork and Surgical Team-Based Training

Akemi L Kawaguchi; Lillian S Kao

doi:10.1016/j.suc.2020.09.001

Teamwork and Surgical Team-Based Training

Surg Clin North Am. 2021 Feb;101(1):15-27. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2020.09.001. Epub 2020 Nov 2.

Authors

Akemi L Kawaguchi¹, Lillian S Kao²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin Street, MSB 5.246, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address: Akemi.Kawaguchi@uth.tmc.edu.
² Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin Street, MSB 4.264, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

PMID: 33212076
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2020.09.001

Abstract

Effective teamwork, both in and out of the operating room, is an essential component of safe and efficient surgical performance. There are multiple available assessment tools for evaluating teamwork and important contributors to teamwork such as safety culture and nontechnical skills. Multiple types of interventions exist to improve and train providers on teamwork, and many have been demonstrated to improve not only teamwork but also patient outcomes. Teamwork strategies can be adapted to different contexts, based on provider needs and resources.

Keywords: Nontechnical skills; Simulation; Surgery; Teamwork; Training.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Operating Rooms
Patient Care Team / standards*
Patient Safety / standards*
Surgical Procedures, Operative / education*
Surgical Procedures, Operative / standards*