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How Psychological State Affects the Operating Room (OR)

DFW Anesthesia Professionals

Surgeons use a Polar S710i heart rate monitor for continuous tracking, and saliva samples for cortisol analysis are collected before and after each surgery. Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing, Oct. The ISAT evaluates stress using both objective measures such as heart rate and cortisol levels, and subjective reports.