Journal of clinical anesthesia
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Inattentional blindness is the psychological phenomenon of inability to see the unexpected even if it is in plain view. We hypothesized that anesthesiologists may overlook unexpected intraoperative events whereas medical students, lacking in intraoperative monitoring experience and knowledge, may be more likely to notice such events. ⋯ Students were significantly more likely than anesthesiologists to notice head movement (p<0.001).