Akira Tsuburaya1, Takahiro Soma2, Takaki Yoshikawa3, Haruhiko Cho3, Tamotsu Miki4, Masashi Uramatsu4, Yoshikazu Fujisawa5, George Youngson6, Steven Yule7. 1. Gastroenterological Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, 4-57, Urafune-cho, Minami-ku, Yokohama, 2320024, Japan. tuburayaa@gmail.com. 2. Sakakibara Memorial Hospital, 3-16-1 Asahi-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo, 1830003, Japan. 3. Kanagawa Cancer Center, 2-2-2, Nakao, Asahi-ku, Yokohama, 2418515, Japan. 4. University of Shizuoka, 52-1, Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, 4228526, Japan. 5. Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 1600023, Japan. 6. University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3UB, UK. 7. STRATUS Center for Medical Simulation, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Non-technical skills rating systems, which are designed to support surgical performance, have been introduced worldwide, but not officially in Japan. We performed a pilot study to evaluate the "non-technical skills for surgeons" (NOTSS) rating system in a major Japanese cancer center. METHODS: Upper gastrointestinal surgeons were selected as trainers or trainees. The trainers attended a master-class on NOTSS, which included simulated demo-videos, to promote consistency across the assessments. The trainers thereafter commenced observing the trainees and whole teams, utilizing the NOTSS and "observational teamwork assessment for surgery" (OTAS) rating systems, before and after their education. RESULTS: Four trainers and six trainees were involved in this study. Test scores for understanding human factors and the NOTSS system were 5.89 ± 1.69 and 8.00 ± 1.32 before and after the e-learning, respectively (mean ± SD, p = 0.010). The OTAS scores for the whole team improved significantly after the trainees' education in five out of nine stages (p < 0.05). There were no differences in the NOTSS scores before and after education, with a small improvement in the total scores for the "teamwork and communication" and "leadership" categories. CONCLUSION: These findings demonstrate that implementing the NOTSS system is feasible in Japan. Education of both surgical trainers and trainees would contribute to better team performance.
PURPOSE: Non-technical skills rating systems, which are designed to support surgical performance, have been introduced worldwide, but not officially in Japan. We performed a pilot study to evaluate the "non-technical skills for surgeons" (NOTSS) rating system in a major Japanese cancer center. METHODS: Upper gastrointestinal surgeons were selected as trainers or trainees. The trainers attended a master-class on NOTSS, which included simulated demo-videos, to promote consistency across the assessments. The trainers thereafter commenced observing the trainees and whole teams, utilizing the NOTSS and "observational teamwork assessment for surgery" (OTAS) rating systems, before and after their education. RESULTS: Four trainers and six trainees were involved in this study. Test scores for understanding human factors and the NOTSS system were 5.89 ± 1.69 and 8.00 ± 1.32 before and after the e-learning, respectively (mean ± SD, p = 0.010). The OTAS scores for the whole team improved significantly after the trainees' education in five out of nine stages (p < 0.05). There were no differences in the NOTSS scores before and after education, with a small improvement in the total scores for the "teamwork and communication" and "leadership" categories. CONCLUSION: These findings demonstrate that implementing the NOTSS system is feasible in Japan. Education of both surgical trainers and trainees would contribute to better team performance.
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Human factors; Non-technical skills; Operating room; Surgery
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