Detecting Mental Workload in Surgical Teams Using a Wearable Single-Channel Electroencephalographic Device

• Published in: Journal of surgical education Vol. 76; no. 4; pp. 1107 - 1115
• Main Authors: Morales, José M., Ruiz-Rabelo, Juan F., Diaz-Piedra, Carolina, Di Stasi, Leandro L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2019
• Subjects: brain synchrony; coordination; neuroergonomics; patient safety; Practice-Based Learning and Improvement; Surgical skills assessment; Practice-Based Learning and Improvement; patient safety; brain synchrony; neuroergonomics; Surgical skills assessment; coordination
• ISSN: 1931-7204; 1878-7452; 1878-7452
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2019.01.005

To assess the sensitivity of an electroencephalographic (EEG)-based index, the prefrontal beta power, to quantify the mental workload in surgeons in real scenarios. Such EEG-based index might offer unique and unbiased measures of overload, a crucial factor when designing learning and training surgic...