Nontechnical skills in pediatric surgery: factors influencing operative performance. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Nontechnical skills in pediatric surgery: factors influencing operative performance. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Commentary
 
• Published November 2015

Nontechnical skills in pediatric surgery: factors influencing operative performance.

Youngson GG. J Pediatr Surg. 2016;51:226-230.

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.

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