Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 67, Issue 6 , Pages 439-443 , November 2010

Teamwork Training Improves the Clinical Care of Trauma Patients

  • Jeannette Capella, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Surgery,Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, Virginia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Inquiries to Jeannette Capella, MD, Department of Medical Education, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Carilion Medical Center, Belleview and Jefferson, Roanoke, VA 24014; fax: (540) 981-8681
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  • Stephen Smith, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Surgery,Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, Virginia
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  • Allan Philp, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Surgery,Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, Virginia
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  • Tyler Putnam, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Surgery,Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, Virginia
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  • Carol Gilbert, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Surgery,Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, Virginia
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  • William Fry, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Surgery,Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, Virginia
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  • Ellen Harvey, MN, RN

      Affiliations

    • Trauma Services, Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, Virginia
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  • Andi Wright, MN

      Affiliations

    • Trauma Services, Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, Virginia
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  • Krista Henderson, MN

      Affiliations

    • Trauma Services, Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, Virginia
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  • David Baker, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Basic Sciences, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, Virginia
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  • Sonya Ranson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Basic Sciences, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, Virginia
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  • Stephen ReMine, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Surgery,Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, Virginia

References 

  1. In:  Kohn LT,  Corrigan JM,  Donaldson MS editor. To Err Is Human; Building a Safer Health System. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 1999;
  2. Baker GR, Norton P, Flintoff V. The Canadian Adverse Events Study: the incidence of adverse events among hospital patients in Canada. CMAJ. 2004;170:1678–1686
  3. Nielsen PE, Goldman MB, Mann S, et al. Effects of teamwork training on adverse outcomes and process of care in labor and delivery: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2007;109:48–55
  4. Siassakos D, Hasafa Z, Sibanda T, et al. Retrospective cohort study of diagnosis-delivery interval with umbilical cord prolapse: the effect of team training. BJOG Int J Obstet Gynaecol. 2009;116:1089–1096
  5. Strasser DC, Falconer JA, Stevens AB, et al. Team training and stroke rehabilitation outcomes: a cluster randomized trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2008;89:10–15
  6. Capella JM, Baker DB, Ranson S, ReMine SG. Development and Validation of a Trauma Team Performance Observation Tool. Presented at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, October 2009. Submitted for publication.

PII: S1931-7204(10)00174-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2010.06.006

Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 67, Issue 6 , Pages 439-443 , November 2010

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