Skill acquisition and stress adaptations following laparoscopic surgery training and detraining in novice surgeons

B.T. Crewther, K. Shetty, D. Jarchi, S. Selvadurai, C.J. Cook, D.R. Leff, A. Darzi, G.-Z. Yang

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Abstract

Background: Surgical training and practice is stressful, but adaptive changes in the stress circuitry (e.g. perceptual, physiological, hormonal, neural) could support skill development. This work examined skill acquisition and stress adaptations in novice surgeons during laparoscopic surgery (LS) training and detraining. Methods: Twelve medical students were assessed for skill performance after 2 h (BASE), 5 h (MID) and 8 h (POST) of LS training in weeks 1–3, and then after 4 weeks of no training (RETEST). The stress outcomes included state anxiety, perceived stress and workload, heart rate (HR), heart rate variability (HRV), and salivary testosterone and cortisol concentrations. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy was used to assess cortical oxygenation change, as a marker of prefrontal cortex (PFC) activity. Results: Skill performance improved in every session from BASE (p 
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2961-2968
Number of pages8
JournalSurgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques
Volume30
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes

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