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Teamwork and Communication Skills in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Jennifer L Wilson1, Richard I Whyte1, Sidhu P Gangadharan1
1Division of Thoracic Surgery and Interventional Pulmonology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|April 1, 2017
Abstract:
Teamwork and communication skills are essential for the safe practice of cardiothoracic surgery. In this article, we will summarize the literature on teamwork and the culture of safety, and discuss how surgeons may directly improve the outcomes of their patients by addressing these factors.