The role of teamwork and non-technical skills for improving emergency surgical outcomes: an international perspective.

The assurance of patient safety in emergency general surgery remains challenging due to the patients' high-risk underlying conditions and the wide variability in emergency surgical care provided around the globe. The authors of this article convened as an expert panel on patient safety in surgery at the 8 International Conference of the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) in Edinburgh, Scotland, on September 7-10, 2021. This review article represents the proceedings from the expert panel discussions at the WSES congress and was designed to provide an international perspective on optimizing teamwork and non-technical skills in emergency general surgery.

Strategies for Improving Quality and Safety in Global Health: Lessons From Nontechnical Skills for Surgery Implementation in Rwanda.

The Non-Technical Skills for Surgeons (NOTSS) framework is a taxonomy of cognitive and social skills that foster expertise and medical knowledge in the operating room. This framework can be used as a method to improve the quality of surgical care in global efforts to improve access to affordable surgery.

Emergency general surgery 'Hot Clinic': Efficiency, prevention of hospital admissions and factors influencing patient experience.

Objective: The constant pressure facing hospitals to reduce emergency inpatient admissions has led towards more consultant-led 'Hot Clinics' (HC). The patient experience in these settings remains poorly understood. This study evaluates the efficiency and ability of the HC to prevent unnecessary emergency surgical admissions and factors influencing the patient experience.