Influence of a 30-min break on divided attention and working memory in resident anaesthetists on daily routine

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 315-319

  Coburn, M ^a   Henzler, D ^a   Baumert, J H ^a   Fimm, B ^a   Druke B ^a   Rossaint, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaesthetist, risks; Cognitive function; Cognitive function, divided attention; Memory

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; NICOTINE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; NIGHT SLEEP; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RESIDENT; SLEEP; SMOKING HABIT; SOMNOLENCE; STANFORD SLEEPINESS SCALE; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; WORKING MEMORY; WORKING TIME;

EID: 33748053672     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/ael151     Document Type: Article

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