Observational teamwork assessment for surgery: construct validation with expert versus novice raters.

OBJECTIVE: To test the construct validity of the Observational Teamwork Assessment for Surgery (OTAS) tool. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: Poor teamwork in surgical teams has been implicated in adverse events to patients. The OTAS is a tool that assesses teamwork in real time for the entire surgical team...

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Main Authors: Sevdalis, N, Lyons, M, Healey, A, Undre, S, Darzi, A, Vincent, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009