Distractions and surgical proficiency: an educational perspective

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 198, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 804-810

  Szafranski, Craig ^a   Kahol, Kanav ^b,c   Ghaemmaghami, Vafa ^a   Smith, Marshall ^a   Ferrara, John J ^a  

^a Phoenix Integrated Surgical Residency   (United States)

^b BANNER GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive skills; Distractions; Noise; Psychomotor skills; Simulation training; Surgical residents

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NOISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SURGICAL TRAINING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; NOISE;

EID: 71149118766     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.04.027     Document Type: Article

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