American journal of surgery
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Multicenter Study
Surgeons' leadership in the operating room: an observational study.
There is widespread recognition in high-risk organizations that leadership is essential for efficient and safe team performance. However, there is limited empiric evidence identifying specific leadership skills and associated behaviors enacted by surgeons during surgery. ⋯ This study is the first step in developing an empirically derived taxonomy to identify and classify surgeons' intraoperative leadership behaviors.