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Document ID (ISN)19522
CIS number 72-2772
ISSN - Serial title 0003-7753 - Arbeitsmedizin - Sozialmedizin - Arbeitshygiene
Year 1972
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Woitowitz H.J.
Title Radiotelemetric heart-rate studies, electrocardiograms and skin temperature in surgical gynaecologists
Original title Radiotelemetrische Untersuchungen von Herzschlagfrequenz, Elektrokardiogramm und Hauttemperatur bei operativ tätigen Gynäkologen [in German]
Bibliographic information June 1972, Vol.7, No.6, p.168-173.
Abstract Studies on the effect of surgical work and the occurrence of special psychovegetative stress on various parameters in gynaecologists showed that heart rate was 20/min higher than during ward work. Electrocardiography gave no evidence of stress-induced coronary irrigation deficiency. Skin temperature showed a tendency to rise during surgical work. In view of the incidence and level of heart-rate increase, the authors conclude on the occurrence of increased psycho-vegetative stress during surgical work.
Descriptors (primary) neuropsychic stress; hospitals; telemetering
Descriptors (secondary) skin temperature; human experiments; stress evaluation; pulse rate
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Commerce, services, offices
Broad subject area(s) Stress, psychosocial factors
Browse category(ies) Health care services
Mental stress and burnout