Camilla de Laurentis, David Pirillo, Andrea Di Cristofori, Alessandro Versace, Tommaso Calloni, Andrea Trezza, Valentina Villa, Lucia Alberti, Angelo Baldo, Federico Nicolosi, Giorgio Carrabba, Carlo Giussani
BACKGROUND: Recently, non-technical skills (NTS) and teamwork in particular have been demonstrated to be essential in many jobs, in business as well as in medical specialties, including plastic, orthopedic, and general surgery. However, NTS and teamwork in neurosurgery have not yet been fully studied. We reviewed the relevant literature and designed a mock surgery to be used as a team-building activity specifically designed for scrub nurses and neurosurgeons. METHODS: We conducted a systematic review by searching PubMed (Medline) and CINAHL, including relevant articles in English published until 15 July 2023...
2024: Frontiers in Surgery