Evaluating Leadership Skills, Competencies and Capacity Building Efficacy in the Management of Perioperative Emergencies: A Pathway to Enhanced Client Safety and Outcomes

This descriptive cross- sectional study focus was on the evaluation of the determinants of the leadership competencies of surgical team leaders and assessed the effectiveness of existing capacity building programs in managing perioperative emergencies in three hospitals in Laguna, Philippines. Utilizing a mixed-methods design anchored in Patricia Benner’s Novice to Expert Theory and the Input-Process-Output-Outcome (IPOO) framework, data were collected from n=100 surgical professionals—including surgeons, anesthesiologists, and senior nurses—through structured questionnaires and qualitative interviews. The hypothesis test established a statistically significant correlation between leadership competencies and surgical team performance. To further validate this relationship, the coefficient of determination (R²) was calculated. Results revealed that leadership competencies explain approximately 51.84% of the variance in adherence to safety protocols and 46.24% of the variance in response times. These values provide strong empirical support that leadership competency is a key driver of surgical team effectiveness, justifying the need for enhanced, targeted training interventions.