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  • Linguistic analysis of surgical communication.
  • Medical education and professional development.

Background:

  • Previous research examined agentic and communal language in residency recommendation letters.
  • This study extends linguistic analysis to spoken language within the operating room environment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze intraoperative spoken language used by attending and resident surgeons.
  • To compare the use of agentic and communal language between these two groups.

Main Methods:

  • Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC) analysis was performed on 16 operating room transcripts.
  • Data from 615 minutes of surgical speech were analyzed for agentic (e.g., 'I,' clout, power) and communal (e.g., 'we,' authentic, social) language categories.
  • Statistical tests (Wilcoxon signed rank, Mann-Whitney U) compared attending vs. resident and male vs. female speech patterns.

Main Results:

  • Attending surgeons spoke more words per minute, used 'I' less, and employed more 'clout' language than residents.
  • Residents used more language associated with emotional tone, positive emotion, assent, and informal speech.
  • No significant gender differences were found, except male residents exhibited slightly more certainty than female residents.

Conclusions:

  • Attending surgeons exhibit more agentic language in the OR compared to residents, as indicated by LIWC analysis.
  • These communication differences are likely influenced by surgeon experience, confidence, teaching dynamics, and hierarchical power structures.
  • Findings suggest distinct linguistic strategies employed by surgeons at different career stages within the operating room.