Inattentional blindness in anesthesiology: A gorilla is worth one thousand words.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

People are not able to anticipate unexpected events. Inattentional blindness is demonstrated to happen not only in naïve observers engaged in an unfamiliar task but also in field experts with years of training. Anaesthesia is the perfect example of a discipline which requires a high level of attention and our aim was to evaluate if inattentional blindness can affect anesthesiologists during their daily activities.

Materials and methods

An online survey was distributed on Facebook between May 1, 2021 and May 31, 2021. The survey consisted of five simulated cases with questions investigating the anesthetic management of day-case surgeries. Each case had an introduction, a chest radiography, an electrocardiogram, preoperative blood testing and the last case had a g

SUBMITTER: De Cassai A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8459955 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature