Impact of surgical non-technical skills on clinical outcomes: systematic review
Published evidence shows a significant link between intraoperative NTS and patient-level outcomes. These findings reinforce the value of behavioural assessment in surgery, support evidence-based team training, and underscore the need to embed NTS into regulatory frameworks to improve surgical quality and safety worldwide.
Authors
- Michael R. Mathis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9697-2212)
- Donald S. Likosky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0416-9359)
- Jake Awtry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1419-6975)
- Nicole M. Pohl
- Emma Howie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1256-4295)
- Allison M. Janda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5080-5630)
- Egide Abahuje (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5527-5405)
- Françis D. Pagani
- Joel Norton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3197-4628)
- Raymond J. Strobel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3129-3980)
- Steven D. Harrington
- Ryan Harari
- Paulo Borges
- Tyler Bauer
- Austin E. Airhart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5267-3798)
- S Krein
- T Epperson
- R Sirihoracha
- P Ariyo
- Nicole Pham
- Gabriela Querejeta Roca
- M Manojlovich
- Roger D Dias
- Steven Yule
- Vitaliy Popov
- the Video Assessment of CaRdiac Surgery QualITY (VARSITY) Surgery Group
- M Rafferty
- B Wojcik
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Tufts Medical Center (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Georgetown University (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Harvard University Press (US)
- Edinburgh Royal Infirmary (GB)
- Henry Ford Macomb Hospital (US)
- Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (US)
- Center for Pain and the Brain (US)
- Mass General Brigham (US)
- University of Virginia (US)
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British journal of surgery
- Published
- 2025-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znaf271
- Primary Topic
- Surgical Simulation and Training
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00