Rude physicians affect medical care

Being rude can affect medical performance and patient care, according to a study conducted by Tel Aviv University. Twenty-four Neonatal Intensive Care Unit teams from hospitals around Israel participated in a simulation exercise involving a premature infant suffering from necrotizing enterocolitis. The teams worked with an expert, who made suggestions for care. Half of the teams worked with a "rude" expert, whereas the other half completed their tasks with a neutral expert. The teams exposed to the rude expert shared less information with (and passed less information on to) each other, and demonstrated poorer diagnostic and procedural performance than those not exposed to rudeness.

Source: Science Daily