A new study suggests that surgery patients experience fewer complications when their doctors are stressed during operations. The research, involving 793 surgeries by 38 doctors in Lyon, France, found that higher stress levels in surgeons correlated with fewer major complications, although it did not affect ICU stays or mortality rates. The study challenges previous findings that surgeon stress is detrimental, proposing that moderate stress may enhance focus. The lead author, Dr. Jake Awtry, emphasizes the potential for monitoring surgeon stress to improve patient outcomes.