TY - JOUR AU - Zyluk, Andrzej; Czernikiewicz, Konrad; Antoniak, Joanna; Abramczyk, Urszula TI - An Analysis of the Effect of selected Factors on microsurgical Performance TT - Einfluss ausgewählter Faktoren auf das mikrochirurgische Leistungsvermögen SN - 0722-1819 SN - 1439-3980 PY - 2021 JO - Handchir Mikrochir Plast Chir JF - Handchirurgie · Mikrochirurgie · Plastische Chirurgie LA - DE VL - 54 IS - 05 SP - 442 EP - 446 DA - 2021/09/27 KW - Mikrochirurgie KW - Training KW - Curriculum AB - Background Microsurgery is a specific surgical expertise that involves operating on very small structures, and requires the assistance of a magnifying device: a microscope or loupes. Several factors have been identified that could affect the quality of microsurgical performance in training or surgical procedures.Objective The objective of this study was to assess the impact of the selected factors – caffeine, alcohol and physical exercise – on a microsurgical task prior its performance.Methods Ten students from the 5th and 6th years of medical studies who had completed the advanced microsurgical course performed a “6-stitches test” on a latex glove spanned over a cup prior to and after consumption of caffeine, alcohol and performing physical exercises. The times taken to complete the task at baseline and post-exposure were recorded.Results The results of the study show a statistically significant positive effect of caffeine and a statistically significant negative effect of physical exercise on microsurgical performance when performed shortly before the task. Small dose of alcohol taken before the task showed had little effect on performance. PB - Georg Thieme Verlag KG DO - 10.1055/a-1380-3922 UR - http://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/a-1380-3922 ER -