Systematic review of measurement tools to assess surgeons' intraoperative cognitive workload.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Surgeons in the operating theatre deal constantly with high-demand tasks that require simultaneous processing of a large amount of information. In certain situations, high cognitive load occurs, which may impact negatively on a surgeon's performance. This systematic review aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the different methods used to assess surgeons' cognitive load, and a critique of the reliability and validity of current assessment metrics.

Methods

A search strategy encompassing MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, PsycINFO, ACM Digital Library, IEEE Xplore, PROSPERO and the Cochrane database was developed to identify peer-reviewed articles published from inception to November 2016. Quality was assessed by using the Medical Education Research Study

SUBMITTER: Dias RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5878696 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature