Effects of shared mental models in teams performing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy.

Background: Important non-technical skills enable operating teams to establish shared mental models (SMMs). The importance of SMMs in regards to surgical performance and peri-operative outcomes remains to be investigated. The aim of this study was to explore whether shared mental models (SMMs) of team resources and the current situation, respectively, were predictive of technical skills, duration of surgery, and amount of intra-operative bleeding in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).

Okay, let's talk - short debriefings in the operating room.

Introduction: Debriefing is increasingly used to enhance learning and reflection in clinical practice. Nevertheless, barriers to implementing debriefings in the operating room (OR) include lack of time, the availability of trained facilitators, and difficulty gathering the full team after surgery. Spending five minutes on a debriefing during skin closure or between procedures may enhance learning and reflection on practice, generating to improve patient safety.

Exploring Shared Mental Models of Surgical Teams in Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Lobectomy.

Background: Nontechnical skills are important for safe and efficient surgery. Teams performing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy express that it is of utmost importance to have a shared mental model (SMM) of the patient, current situation, and team resources. However, these SMMs have never been explored in a clinical setting.

Assessment of competence in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy: A Danish nationwide study.

Background: Competence in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy has previously been established on the basis of numbers of procedures performed, but this approach does not ensure competence. Specific assessment tools, such as the newly developed video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy assessment tool, allow for structured and objective assessment of competence. Our aim was to provide validity evidence for the video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy assessment tool.

Important Non-Technical Skills in Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Lobectomy: Team Perspectives.

Background: Safety in the operating room is dependent on the team's non-technical skills. The importance of non-technical skills appears to be different for minimally invasive surgery as compared with open surgery. The aim of this study was to identify which non-technical skills are perceived by team members to be most important for patient safety, in the setting of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy.