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Development and Validation of a Surgical Workload Measure: The Surgery Task Load Index (SURG‐TLX)
World Journal of Surgery · 2011 · Vol. 35(9) · pp. 1961–1969
Mark Wilson✉(University of Exeter)Jamie Poolton(University of Hong Kong)Neha Malhotra(University of Hong Kong)Karen Ngo(University of Hong Kong)Elizabeth Bright(Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital)Rich S.W. Masters(University of Hong Kong)
Abstract
The present study provides support for the validity of the SURG-TLX instrument and also highlights the importance of considering how different stressors may load surgeons. Implications for categorizing the difficulty of certain procedures, the implementation of new technology in the operating room (man-machine interface issues), and the targeting of stress training strategies to the sources of demand are discussed. Modifications to the scale to enhance clinical utility are also suggested.
Surgical Simulation and TrainingCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesHemodynamic Monitoring and TherapyWorkloadOperationalizationDistractionStressorTask (project management)Situational ethicsPsychological interventionMedicineHuman multitaskingConstruct validity
MeSH terms
Analysis of VarianceClinical CompetenceGastroenterologyHealth Services ResearchHong KongHumansLaparoscopyStress, PsychologicalTask Performance and AnalysisWorkloadLaparoscopes
Funding
- University of Hong Kong
- Economic and Social Research Council
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377
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The American Journal of Surgery · 2006 · 415 citations
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