Do micropauses prevent surgeon's fatigue and loss of accuracy associated with prolonged surgery? An experimental prospective study.

Dominique Dorion; Simon Darveau

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Do micropauses prevent surgeon's fatigue and loss of accuracy associated with prolonged surgery? An experimental prospective study.

January 18, 2013

Dorion D, Darveau S. Ann Surg. 2013;257(2):256-9.

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Taking micropauses—a 20-second break every 20 minutes during a surgical procedure—was associated with lower levels of fatigue among surgeons.

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