Researchers study brain activity of surgeons for signs of cognitive overload
by Hannah Devlin Science correspondent from Science | The Guardian on (#6K1KV)
Team at Imperial College London say techniques could be used to flag warning signs during surgery
It is a high-stakes scenario for any surgeon: a 65-year-old male patient with a high BMI and a heart condition is undergoing emergency surgery for a perforated appendix.
An internal bleed has been detected, an anaesthetics monitor is malfunctioning and various bleepers are sounding - before an urgent call comes in about an ectopic pregnancy on another ward.
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