Psychomotor testing of on-call anaesthetists.
The critical flicker fusion frequency and choice reaction times of 16 on-call anaesthetists were measured between 1400 and 1600, at 2300 and at 0200 hours. Critical flicker fusion decreased between the afternoon and 2300; there was no further change between 2300 and 0200. No significant differences in choice reaction times were found on any of these different occasions.
D000776:Anesthesiology; D005425:Flicker Fusion; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology; D013997:Time Factors