Cardiac autonomic and cortisol stress responses to real operations in surgeons: relationship with individual psychobiological characteristics and experience

Abstract Background Surgeons are exposed to high levels of intraoperative stress, which could compromise their psychological well-being in the long term. This study aimed at exploring the effects of real operations on the activity of stress response systems (i.e., cardiac autonomic function and hypo...

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Main Authors: Luca Carnevali, Elena Bignami, Sara Gambetta, Margherita Barbetti, Matteo Procopio, Antonio Freyrie, Paolo Carbognani, Luca Ampollini, Andrea Sgoifo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-02-01
Series:BioPsychoSocial Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13030-023-00266-5