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Published in: Patient Safety in Surgery 1/2022

Open Access 01-12-2022 | Basic Surgery | Review

The role of teamwork and non-technical skills for improving emergency surgical outcomes: an international perspective

Authors: Philip F. Stahel, Lorenzo Cobianchi, Francesca Dal Mas, Simon Paterson-Brown, Boris E. Sakakushev, Christine Nguyen, Gustavo P. Fraga, Steven Yule, Dimitrios Damaskos, Andrew J. Healey, Walter Biffl, Luca Ansaloni, Fausto Catena

Published in: Patient Safety in Surgery | Issue 1/2022

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Abstract

The assurance of patient safety in emergency general surgery remains challenging due to the patients’ high-risk underlying conditions and the wide variability in emergency surgical care provided around the globe. The authors of this article convened as an expert panel on patient safety in surgery at the 8th International Conference of the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) in Edinburgh, Scotland, on September 7–10, 2021. This review article represents the proceedings from the expert panel discussions at the WSES congress and was designed to provide an international perspective on optimizing teamwork and non-technical skills in emergency general surgery.
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Metadata
Title
The role of teamwork and non-technical skills for improving emergency surgical outcomes: an international perspective
Authors
Philip F. Stahel
Lorenzo Cobianchi
Francesca Dal Mas
Simon Paterson-Brown
Boris E. Sakakushev
Christine Nguyen
Gustavo P. Fraga
Steven Yule
Dimitrios Damaskos
Andrew J. Healey
Walter Biffl
Luca Ansaloni
Fausto Catena
Publication date
01-12-2022
Publisher
BioMed Central
Keyword
Basic Surgery
Published in
Patient Safety in Surgery / Issue 1/2022
Electronic ISSN: 1754-9493
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13037-022-00317-w

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