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Table 5 Heart rate and heart rate variability sleep values in senior (n = 8) and expert (n = 8) surgeons

From: Cardiac autonomic and cortisol stress responses to real operations in surgeons: relationship with individual psychobiological characteristics and experience

 

baseline

pre-surgery

post-surgery

HR (bpm)

Senior

56.7 ± 2.1

59.2 ± 2.9

62.0 ± 4.4

Expert

61.5 ± 3.2

58.4 ± 2.6

58.3 ± 2.6

RMSSD (ms)

Senior

40.8 ± 7.6

42.0 ± 5.2

35.7 ± 5.6

Expert

37.4 ± 5.0

42.4 ± 3.5

44.2 ± 3.4

  1. Data are reported as mean ± standard error. Abbreviations: HR Heart rate, RMSSD Root mean square of successive beat-to-beat interval differences
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BioPsychoSocial Medicine

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