Abstract
Surgeons put their own physical and psychological health at risk while exposed to elevated temperatures in the operating room whereby heat is trapped under impervious protective surgical gowns increasing body temperature, altering thermal comfort, thus threatening cognitive performance. Cognitive performance of surgeons in real-time operations remains largely unexplored in literature.
Sigma Membership
Alpha Mu
Lead Author Affiliation
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Type
Poster
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Cognitive Performance, Heat Stress, Surgeons
Recommended Citation
Byrne, Jill E., "Heat stress may reduce cognitive performance of surgeons while performing surgery: An integrative review" (2019). Creating Healthy Work Environments Event Materials. 84.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/chwe/2019/posters_2019/84
Conference Name
Creating Healthy Work Environments 2019
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Conference Year
2019
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Heat stress may reduce cognitive performance of surgeons while performing surgery: An integrative review
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Surgeons put their own physical and psychological health at risk while exposed to elevated temperatures in the operating room whereby heat is trapped under impervious protective surgical gowns increasing body temperature, altering thermal comfort, thus threatening cognitive performance. Cognitive performance of surgeons in real-time operations remains largely unexplored in literature.