Evidence map›Paper›PMID 30983535›Full record

ReviewUrologia2019

Psychological aptitude for surgery: The importance of non-technical skills.

Mauro Ragonese, Luca Di GIanfrancesco, PierFrancesco Bassi, Emilio Sacco

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Review in Urologia, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Mauro RagoneseUrology Clinic, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic, Rome, Italy.
Luca Di GIanfrancescoUrology Clinic, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic, Rome, Italy.
PierFrancesco BassiUrology Clinic, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic, Rome, Italy.
Emilio SaccoUrology Clinic, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic, Rome, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPsychological aptitude for surgery includes all the non-technical abilities that are necessary for the surgeons. However, differently from the other careers, these skills are not considered in the selection process and their role is definitively underestimated in the field of surgery. We perform a literature review of non-technical skills for surgery to identify their role and to understand how to train and evaluate these abilities among the surgeons.

resultsDifferent methods have been presented for the evaluation and training of non-technical skills for surgeons; based on the model of aviation and anesthesia a wide range of simulated scenarios have been proposed to practice these aptitudes and abilities. Different behavioral markers systems have been developed for correct identification and definition of these skills, these can be used in the real surgical room and even learned and trained in the simulated operating theatre.

conclusionThis article shows the importance of non-practical abilities in the surgical performance and in defining the aptitude for surgery. Learning these skills and introducing them in surgical education can be useful to improve the surgical performance.

Indexed as

AptitudeGeneral SurgeryHumansSurgeonsaptitudecrew resource managementnon-manual abilities for surgeryNon-technical skillssurgical skills

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PMID30983535

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