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Anaesthesia is typically performed by a accredited anaesthetists, with support and assistant provided by a specifically trained nurse, technician, or theatre practitioner (referred to as anaesthetic practitioners from this point forward). Activities performed by anaesthetic practitioners encompass preoperative checking, recovery from anaesthesia and monitoring and positioning of the patient.

The importance of skilled assistance during anaesthesia has been highlighted in the literature, certainly the presence of an assistant can either mitigate or contribute to adverse events occurring. The aim of the research in this area was to identify the relevant non-technical skills for anaesthetic practitioners, develop a behavioural marker and evaluate the utility of that marker in practice.

If you would like to discuss this research further, or receive a copy of the handbook, please contact Dr John Rutherford: john.rutherford@nhs.net.

Literature review

This paper reviews the literature to identify relevant NTS for staff who assist anaesthetists.
Paper

Critical events

This paper evalutes the NTS used by Australian anaesthetic practitioners during critical incidents.
Paper

Interview study

This paper presents an interview study designed to identify the key NTS used by anaesthetic practitioners.
Paper

Evaluation

Evaluation of the prototype ANTS-AP behavioural marker system.
Paper
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