Enhancing Surgical Performance

This book explains why non-technical skills are vital for safe and effective performance in the operating theatre. It provides a full account, with supporting empirical evidence, of the Non-Technical Skills for Surgeons (NOTSS) system and behavioural rating framework, which helps identify the key elements involved in successful operative surgery. The system can be used for training, assessment, self-reflection and event analysis. Because it encourages surgeons to reflect on their own performance and behaviour, the book is suitable for surgeons in all specialties and at all levels.