Why the study?
Do intraoperative microbreaks with exercises improve mental focus and physical performance and reduce discomfort in attending surgeons?
Population
56 attending surgeons from 4 Medical Centers
Comparison
Intraoperative microbreaks with exercises… vs A day of regular surgeries without microbreaks
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Microbreaks may be feasible for surgeons; leaves open confirmation of benefits in randomized trials.
Do intraoperative microbreaks with exercises improve mental focus and physical performance and reduce discomfort in attending surgeons?
Intraoperative microbreaks with exercises are well-received by surgeons and may mitigate work-related musculoskeletal fatigue and pain without significantly increasing surgery duration.
Hallbeck et al. (2016) studied this question.
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