The teaming curve: A longitudinal study of the influence of surgical team familiarity on operative time

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 258, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 953-957

  Xu, Rena ^a   Carty, Matthew J ^a   Orgill, Dennis P ^a   Lipsitz, Stuart R ^a   Duclos, Antoine ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

learning curve; operative time; reduction mammaplasty; surgical teams; teamwork

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BREAST REDUCTION; CAREER; COMORBIDITY; HUMAN; JOB EXPERIENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PLASTIC SURGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEAMWORK;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAMMAPLASTY; OPERATIVE TIME; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL;

EID: 84888136086     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3182864ffe     Document Type: Article

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