A novel method for reproducibly measuring the effects of interventions to improve emotional climate, indices of team skills and communication, and threat to patient outcome in a high-volume thoracic surgery center.
Nurok M, Lipsitz S, Satwicz P, et al. A novel method for reproducibly measuring the effects of interventions to improve emotional climate, indices of team skills and communication, and threat to patient outcome in a high-volume thoracic surgery center. Arch Surg. 2010;145(5):489-95. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.65.
A teamwork training intervention resulted in improvement in components of safety culture within thoracic surgery operating rooms.