EducationSystematic review of coaching to enhance surgeons' operative performance
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Search strategy
A systematic literature search was conducted using the databases PubMed (1809 to 11/18/2013—note that records are selective from 1809 to 1965; from 1966 to present, records are comprehensive), and PsychINFO (1597 to 11/18/2013—note that comprehensive coverage starts from the 1880s). Search terms “coaching,” “mentoring,” “debriefing,” “non-technical skills,” “leadership,” “decision making,” “situation awareness,” “learning,” “communication,” “teamwork,” “technique,” “technical skills,”
Results
A flow diagram of the search results is illustrated in Fig. The initial search yielded a total of 3,063 articles. After duplicates and non-English articles were removed, 2,306 articles remained. Once the aforementioned inclusion/exclusion criteria were applied, 58 articles were selected for the full text review. After this, a total of 23 articles were selected for analysis.6, 9, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37
Discussion
Surgical coaching supports deliberate practice and skill acquisition at all levels of training and practice. As this concept continues to receive attention,7, 8 it is necessary to reflect on the new paradigm of surgical coaching as it pertains to the current surgical culture and needs. Therefore, we systematically reviewed coaching interventions in surgery to help evaluate and summarize key learning concepts that are currently available. Although variable in their quality based on GRADE and
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