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A systematic review of the effect of distraction on surgeon performance: directions for operating room policy and surgical training.
September 29, 2017
Mentis HM, Chellali A, Manser K, et al. Surg Endosc. 2016;30(5):1713-24.
This systematic review found that equipment and procedural distractions were the most severe distraction events during surgery, but irrelevant conversation and movement were the most frequent. This underscores the need to reduce distractions and incorporate management of distractions into surgical education.
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