Waking up the next morning: surgeons' emotional reactions to adverse events.

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The adverse patient event is an inherent component of surgical practice, but many surgeons are unprepared for the profound emotional responses these events can evoke. This study explored surgeons' reactions to adverse events and their impact on subsequent judgement and decision making.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Med Educ

Title: Medical education

ISSN (Electronic): 1365-2923

ISSN (Print): 0308-0110

Publication date (Electronic): Dec 2012

Volume: 46

Issue: 12

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[1 ] Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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DOI: 10.1111/medu.12058

PubMed ID: 23171260

SO-VID: 67723492-bf67-4822-8aed-5e5ae2d15631

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