Editorial
Patient safety in surgery: non-technical aspects of safe surgical performance
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* Corresponding author: George G Youngson ggyrach@abdn.ac.uk
1 Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, UK
2 University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
Patient Safety in Surgery 2010, 4:4 doi:10.1186/1754-9493-4-4
Published: 18 March 2010Abstract
The performance of operative surgery has an understandable focus placed on dexterity, technical precision, as well as the choice of procedure. There is less appreciation of the cognitive and social skills of the individual surgeon and the effect that these have on the surgical team and on patient outcome. This article highlights that impact and explores the contribution of non-technical skills to safe practice within the operating room.