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'Pass the buzzy thing, please.' Recognising and understanding information: an essential non-technical skill element for the efficient scrub practitioner.
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PMID:  21823310     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Adverse events are unintended injuries or complications that are caused by the management of a patient's care rather than by their underlying medical condition. Research into adverse events in hospitals has demonstrated that the operating theatre is one area of healthcare where there is room for improvement, with 41% of all adverse events occurring in the operating theatre, according to one systematic review (deVries et al 2008). Despite technical guidelines, there are still instances of sponges and instruments being retained within patients (Gawande et al 2003) and the factors contributing to this may include assertiveness issues and communication between perioperative and medical staff, i.e. non-technical skills.
Authors:
Lucy Mitchell; Janet Mitchell
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of perioperative practice     Volume:  21     ISSN:  1750-4589     ISO Abbreviation:  J Perioper Pract     Publication Date:  2011 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-08-09     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101271023     Medline TA:  J Perioper Pract     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  203-5     Citation Subset:  N    
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3FX. l.mitchell@abdn.ac.uk
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