A prospective study of heart rate variability in endocrine surgery: Surgical training increases consultant's mental strain

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 453-458

  Prichard, Ruth S ^a   O'Neill, Christine J ^a   Oucharek, Jennifer J ^a   Colinda, Y Holmes ^a   Delbridge, Leigh W ^a   Sywak, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

endocrine surgery; heart rate variability; surgical training; thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOCRINE SURGERY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE RELAXATION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART STRESS; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL NERVE; LOBECTOMY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; THYROIDECTOMY;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; CONSULTANTS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; ENDOCRINE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TEACHING; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 84861963331     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: 18787452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2012.04.002     Document Type: Article

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