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Distractions in surgery increase surgeon stress and negatively impact performance. Surgical simulation may help surgeons maintain skills under stress.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Surgical Simulation
  • Human Factors Engineering

Background:

  • Surgeons face unavoidable distractions during operations, potentially increasing stress.
  • Elevated stress can impair cognitive and motor skills, negatively affecting surgical performance.
  • Understanding the impact of distractions is crucial for improving surgical training and patient safety.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the impact of operating room distractions on surgeon stress levels.
  • To evaluate the effect of distractions on surgeon performance during simulated laparoscopic tasks.
  • To explore the potential of surgical simulation for stress inoculation.

Main Methods:

  • Twelve surgical trainees performed a simulated laparoscopic peg-thread transfer task.
  • Participants were divided into a distracted group and a neutral environment control group.
  • Stress was measured via heart rate and NASA Task Load Index; performance by instrument tracking and task completion time.

Main Results:

  • The distracted group reported significantly higher effort, frustration, and physical demand (NASA Task Load Index, P = .001, .031, .044).
  • The neutral group improved task completion time compared to baseline (P = .049), while the distracted group did not.
  • Distracted surgeons exhibited increased hand discordance, indicating reduced ambidexterity.

Conclusions:

  • Distractions in the surgical environment lead to increased subjective stress and impair specific aspects of performance.
  • Surgical simulation can be a valuable tool for 'stress inoculation,' training surgeons to maintain performance under distracting conditions.
  • Further research into optimizing simulation-based training can enhance surgeon resilience and patient outcomes.