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. 2015 Sep 4;2015(9):CD009106. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009106.pub2

Thomas 2007.

Methods Randomised controlled trial
Participants Interns (paediatric, combined paediatric and internal medicine, family medicine and obstetrics and gynaecology)
Interventions Standard NRP compared to NRP with team training. The team training consisted of a 2.5‐hour session comprised of lectures, low‐fidelity simulation, short video clips and a question and answer period. They also received prompting during the NRP skills station to engage in team behaviours
Outcomes Teamwork behaviour consisting of inquiry, information sharing, assertion, evaluation of plans, workload management and vigilance
Notes Data acquired from the author for meta‐analyses
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Low risk Random number generator
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Not clear
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Performed on 2 separate floors. Instructors who interacted with the control group did not receive the teamwork curriculum
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Video recordings reviewed by independent assessors
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes High risk 7 recordings were excluded due to technical issues. 80% follow‐up rate
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Unclear risk Not noted
Other bias Low risk Not noted
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