The effects of stress and coping on surgical performance during simulations.

Cordula M. Wetzel; Stephen A. Black; George B. Hanna; Thanos Athanasiou; Roger L. Kneebone; Debra Nestel; John H N Wolfe; Maria Woloshynowych

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The effects of stress and coping on surgical performance during simulations.

January 13, 2010

Wetzel CM, Black SA, Hanna GB, et al. Ann Surg. 2010;251(1):171-6.

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Surgeons who experienced less stress and had higher coping skills performed better at both technical and non-technical aspects of simulated operations.

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