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Published in: Surgical Endoscopy 2/2013

01-02-2013 | Letter to the Editor

Psychophysiologic stress reduction in surgery

Authors: Annika Rieger, Regina Stoll

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 2/2013

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We read with interest the paper entitled Effects of Intraoperative Breaks on Mental and Somatic Operator Fatigue. This paper describes a randomized clinical trial authored by Engelmann and colleagues, who noted that “work breaks during complex laparoscopic surgery can reduce psychological stress and preserve performance without prolongation of the operation time compared with the traditional work scheme” [1]. …
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Metadata
Title
Psychophysiologic stress reduction in surgery
Authors
Annika Rieger
Regina Stoll
Publication date
01-02-2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 2/2013
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-012-2480-4

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