The Oxford NOTECHS system: reliability and validity of a tool for measuring teamwork behaviour In the operating theatre

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 104-108

  Mishra, A ^a   Catchpole, K ^a   Mcculloch, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPERATING ROOM; OXFORD NOTECHS SYSTEM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SURGEON; SURGICAL ERROR; TEAMWORK;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; OBSERVER VARIATION; OPERATING ROOMS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 65649105831     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2007.024760     Document Type: Article

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