The connection between surgeon ego and surgical error

Here is a nice paper just published by Jin et al from the surgical education team at the University of Toronto, it's recommended reading! "When cognitive resources reach their limit during critical and uncertain moments of an operation, the consumption of resources by the pressures of reputation and ego might interfere with the thought processes needed to execute the task at hand. Recognizing the effects of external social pressures may help the surgeon better self-regulate, respond mindfully to these pressures, and prevent surgical error."