Exploring the surgical personality

Sier, Vincent Q.; Schmitz, Roderick F.; Schepers, Abbey; Vorst, Joost R van der

doi:10.1016/j.surge.2022.01.008

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“…Moreover, the personality traits of surgical populations have primarily been conducted in Anglo-Saxon countries, with less attention for the north of Europe, especially in an intergenerational setting. 8 Our data supported the notion that medical students with an interest in surgical specialties have similar personality traits to surgical residents and surgeons, although several key differences between these groups have been observed. Similar findings have been explained by complex models, attributing personality development of young adults to environmental, innate, and generational factors.…”

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“…6,7 It is known that certain traits generally seem to be more present than others in different stages of surgical careers (ie, surgicallyoriented medical students, surgical residents, surgeons). 8 However, when focusing on specific countries and/or cultures, it becomes apparent that factors such as medical school selection and hierarchical structures require us to study the surgical personality in a more regional context. 9,10 In the Netherlands, studies on personality traits in surgically-interested individuals are rare.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…9,10 In the Netherlands, studies on personality traits in surgically-interested individuals are rare. 8 In a group of Dutch surgical residents, it was shown that extraversion was inversely correlated with burnout. 11 The absence of crossgenerational data on personality characteristics in Dutch surgically-interested individuals is unfortunate, as the Netherlands comprises atypical (ie, more loose) hierarchical structures, different from many of its surrounding countries.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The big five: Studying the surgical personality

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Putter³

et al. 2022

Surgery

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“…Another aspect to consider for the development and the learning of a technique is the personality of the training and of the teaching surgeon. Sier et al [ 28 ] concluded, in general, that surgically-interested individuals demonstrated higher levels of conscientiousness, openness and extraversion and lower levels of neuroticism. I would add that during a learning curve, the humility of accepting advice or seeking help in complex situations that are dangerous for the patient is mandatory.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Learning Curve of Robotic Lobectomy for the Treatment of Lung Cancer: How Does It Impact on the Autonomic Nervous System of the Surgeon?

Mazzella

Mohamed

Maisonneuve

et al. 2023

JPM

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Objective: Our purpose is to define the learning curve for robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy by reporting the experience of a single surgeon. Material and methods: We progressively collected the data concerning the surgical performance of a single male thoracic surgeon, from the beginning of his robotic activity as first operator from January 2021 to June 2022. We evaluated several pre-, intra- and postoperative parameters concerning patients and intraoperative cardiovascular and respiratory outcomes of the surgeon, recorded during surgical interventions, in order to evaluate his cardiovascular stress. We used cumulative sum control charts (CUSUM) to analyze the learning curve. Results: A total of 72 lung lobectomies were performed by a single surgeon in this period. Analyzing the CUSUM of several parameters, the inflection point identifying the transition beyond the surgeon learning phase was reached at cases 28, 22, 27 and 33 when considering operating time, mean heart rate, max heart rate and mean respiratory rate, respectively. Conclusions: The learning curve for robotic lobectomy seems to be safe and feasible with a correct robotic training program. The analysis of a single surgeon from the beginning of his robotic activity demonstrates that confidence, competence, dexterity and security are achieved after about 20–30 procedures, without compromising efficiency and oncological radicality.

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“…When compared with the general population and other medical professions, surgeons appear to possess different personality traits [1][2][3].…”

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Dissecting the surgeon's personality: cross‐cultural comparisons in Western Europe

Sier,

Bisset,

Tesselaar

et al. 2024

Colorectal Disease

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AimThe surgeon's personality contributes to variation in surgical decision‐making. Previous work on surgeon personality has largely been reserved to Anglo‐Saxon studies, with limited international comparisons. In this work we built upon recent work on gastrointestinal surgeon personality and aimed to detect international variations.MethodGastrointestinal surgeons from the UK and the Netherlands were invited to participate in validated personality assessments (44‐item, 60‐item Big Five Inventory; BFI). These encompass personality using five domains (open‐mindedness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and negative emotionality) with three subtraits each. Mean differences in domain factors were calculated between surgeon and nonsurgeon populations from normative data using independent‐samples t‐tests, adjusted for multiple testing. The items from the 44‐item and 60‐item BFI were compared between UK and Dutch surgeons and classified accordingly: identical (n = 16), analogous (n = 3), comparable (n = 12).ResultsUK (n = 78, 61.5% male) and Dutch (n = 280, 65% male) gastrointestinal surgeons had marked differences in the domains of open‐mindedness, extraversion and agreeableness compared with national normative datasets. Moreover, although surgeons had similar levels of emotional stability, country of work influenced differences in specific BFI items. For example, Netherlands‐based surgeons scored highly on questions related to sociability and organization versus UK‐based surgeons who scored highly on creative imagination (p < 0.0001).ConclusionIn a first cross‐cultural setting, we identified country‐specific personality differences in gastrointestinal surgeon cohorts across domain and facet levels. Given the variation between Dutch and UK surgeons, understanding country‐specific data could be useful in guiding personality research in healthcare. Furthermore, we advocate that future work adopts consensus usage of the five factor model.

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Exploring the surgical personality

Cited by 10 publications

References 32 publications

The big five: Studying the surgical personality

The big five: Studying the surgical personality

Learning Curve of Robotic Lobectomy for the Treatment of Lung Cancer: How Does It Impact on the Autonomic Nervous System of the Surgeon?

Dissecting the surgeon's personality: cross‐cultural comparisons in Western Europe

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