Visual attention of anaesthetists during simulated critical incidents

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 807-813

  Schulz, C M ^a   Schneider, E ^c   Fritz, L ^a   Vockeroth, J ^c   Hapfelmeier, A ^b   Brandt, T ^c   Kochs, E F ^a   Schneider, G ^d  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

anaesthesia, general; anaphylaxis; education; eye tracking; patient simulation; situation awareness; visual attention

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CAMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE TRACKING; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIMULATION; SIMULATOR; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 79957506113     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aer087     Document Type: Article

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