Evaluating Fitness to Perform in Surgical Residents after Night Shifts and Alcohol Intoxication: The development of a “Fit-to-Perform” test

The Mini-NeuroCart detected ethanol-induced performance effects that were similar to the effects of working a 14-hour night shift. Social (ethanol), personal (mood), and professional (laparoscopic skills) standards of fitness can in this manner be related to accepted deleterious effects of alcohol. The Mini-NeuroCart is, therefore, a potential noninvasive test for assessing “fitntness to perform” in healthcare professionals.