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Effect of sleep deprivation on the performance of simulated laparoscopic surgical skill

The American Journal of SurgeryPublished 31 July 2003
Brian J. Eastridge, Elizabeth C. Hamilton, Grant E. O’Keefe, Robert V. Rege, R. James Valentine, D J Meecham Jones
Citations304
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score0.95
SNIP1.17

TL;DR

Call-associated sleep deprivation and fatigue are associated with increased technical errors in the performance of simulated laparoscopic surgical skills in the MIST VR surgical simulator.

Abstract

Resident work schedules lead to sleep deprivation and fatigue. Call-associated sleep deprivation and fatigue are associated with increased technical errors in the performance of simulated laparoscopic surgical skills.

Keywords

Medicine