Intra–operative Sensemaking by Surgeons: Analysis of Operative Reports for Uncertainty and Irregular Cues

Abstract

Motivation – Understanding surgeons’ intraoperative sensemaking and whether linguistic and descriptive choices reflect unconscious thought. Research approach – Analysis of surgeons’ sensemaking, using laparoscopic cholecystectomy operative reports of cases with and without bile duct injuries, examining for linguistic modifiers of uncertainty and description of irregular cues. Findings/Design – qualifiers of uncertainty and an increased number of irregular cues were more common in bile duct injury cases. Research Implications – These data suggest the unconscious mind detects aberrations whose significance cannot break through to conscious recognition. Originality/Value – Both complicated and uncomplicated cases were studied. The importance of linguistic qualifiers has not been previously studied in this domain. Take away message – descriptive and linguistic choices reflect unconscious thought.

Affiliations

University of California

San Francisco

Klein Associates, a Division of ARA

Contributors

Lygia Stewart

Cynthia O. Dominguez

Lawrence W. Way

Conference

Publication date: June 2009

Publication date (Print): June 2009

Pages: 297-298

ID: 10.14236/ewic/NDM2009.46

Copyright statement: © Lygia Stewart et al. Published by BCS Learning and Development Ltd. 9th Bi-annual International Conference on Naturalistic Decision Making (NDM9), BCS London

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Conference name: 9th Bi-annual International Conference on Naturalistic Decision Making (NDM9)

Conference acronym: NDM

Conference number: 9

Conference location: BCS London

Conference date: 23 - 26 June 2009

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: Naturalistic Decision Making (NDM9)

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Series title: Electronic Workshops in Computing