Mindfulness in surgeons

Valentina Bianchi¹, Carmen Nesci², Filomena Misuriello², Edoardo Piras², Anna Modica^{2

3}, Maria Michela Chiarello⁴, Giuseppe Brisinda^{2

5}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Emergency and General Surgery, San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy.
² Catholic School of Medicine "Agostino Gemelli", Rome, Italy.
³ Division of General Surgery, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
⁴ Department of Surgery, Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale, Cosenza, Italy.
⁵ Division of Emergency Surgery and Trauma Center, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.

Valentina Bianchi et al. Int J Surg. 2025.

. 2025 Jul 23;111(11):7492-7496.

doi: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000002909. Online ahead of print.

Valentina Bianchi¹, Carmen Nesci², Filomena Misuriello², Edoardo Piras², Anna Modica^{2

3}, Maria Michela Chiarello⁴, Giuseppe Brisinda^{2

5}

¹ Division of Emergency and General Surgery, San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy.
² Catholic School of Medicine "Agostino Gemelli", Rome, Italy.
³ Division of General Surgery, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
⁴ Department of Surgery, Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale, Cosenza, Italy.
⁵ Division of Emergency Surgery and Trauma Center, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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