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Gianluca Casali1, Gareth Lock2, Nuria M Novoa3
1Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK.
Abstract:
The surgical setting is a highly complex environment where, in ideal conditions, everything should be under control to ensure a positive outcome. However, the existing complexity opens the possibility for multiple failures along the process and many of those failures are related to what is call the non-technical skills of the members of the team. We cannot eradicate human error, but we can try to avoid future mistakes in our daily practice introducing the awareness for providing a high-quality care in which patient safety is crucial. This paper presents an easy approach to concepts and teaching possibilities of those non-technical skills.
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