Does sleep deprivation alter virtual reality-based robotic surgical skills?

Conclusions: Sleep deprivation leads to impairment of surgical skills assessed by robotic virtual simulator. The more complex and skill demanding the exercise, the higher the difference between sleep deprived and non-deprived residents. PMID: 32117491 [PubMed]
Source: Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques - Category: Surgery Tags: Wideochir Inne Tech Maloinwazyjne Source Type: research