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Training situational awareness to reduce surgical errors in the operating room.

Graafland M, Schraagen JMC, Boermeester MA, Bemelman WA, Schijven MP. Br J Surg. 2015;102:16-23.

According to this systematic review, programs aimed at teaching situational awareness in the operating room lack robust evidence that they are effective. The authors suggest adopting strategies for developing situational awareness from other industries.

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