Surgeons' performance during critical situations: competence, confidence, and composure

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 198, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 817-823

  Wiggins Dohlvik, Katie ^a   Stewart, Ronald M ^a   Babbitt, Rachelle Jonas ^a   Gelfond, Jonathan ^a   Zarzabal, Lee Ann ^a   Willis, Ross E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical situation; Performance under pressure; Stress; Surgeon performance; Surgery; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ARTICLE; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEAR; HEALTH CENTER; INTENSIVE CARE; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PANIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 71149105309     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.04.030     Document Type: Article

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