Abstract
Good clinical skills and dexterity alone do not make a good surgeon. Skills in leadership, decision-making, communication and teamwork, so-called non-technical skills, are also needed. Research on the effect of training non-technical skills is sparse but improvement in communication and teamwork has been achieved due to team training. Implementation of a preoperative briefing also improves communication and reduces the number of postoperative complications. Focus should be directed towards the training of surgeons in non-technical skills in order to improve outcome after surgery.
| Translated title of the contribution | [Surgeons also need non-technical skills] |
|---|---|
| Original language | Danish |
| Journal | Ugeskrift for Laeger |
| Volume | 173 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Pages (from-to) | 410-3 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISSN | 0041-5782 |
| Publication status | Published - 7 Feb 2011 |