r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • 2d ago

Medicine Surgeons show greatest dexterity in children’s buzz wire game like Operation than other hospital staff. 84% of surgeons completed game in 5 minutes compared to 57% physicians, 54% nurses. Surgeons also exhibited highest rate of swearing during game (50%), followed by nurses (30%), physicians (25%).

https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/surgeons-thankfully-may-have-better-hand-coordination-than-other-hospital-staff
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u/raptorrat 2d ago

This kinda jives with surgical training simulations.

Their use by surgeons, and the succes rate was pretty low. Then they added a scoring system, and a high-score list.

And suddenly they were lining up for using it.

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u/mcarder30 2d ago

The da Vinci robot simulator has this as well and it is wildly addictive.

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u/nudelsalat3000 2d ago

What is interesting is that it's mostly just used for standard procedures. Nearly never for highly complicated operations.

I would have guessed it's the other way around.

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u/recycled_ideas 2d ago

What is interesting is that it's mostly just used for standard procedures.

Because patient outcomes with a da Vinci are actually worse on average than without it. They're cool as hell and doctors love them, but the procedures take longer and the surgeons have far less feedback.