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Occupational injuries and burn out among orthopedic oncology surgeons
BACKGROUND: Orthopedic oncology surgeons commonly engage in prolonged and complex surgical procedures. These types of surgeries increase the risk of physical and psychological stressors, which may in turn make these physicians prone to work-related occupational injuries. AIM: The aim of this study w...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9782546/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36567863 http://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v13.i12.1056 |
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author | Alaseem, Abdulrahman M Turcotte, Robert E Ste-Marie, Nathalie Alzahrani, Mohammad M Alqahtani, Saad M Goulding, Krista A |
author_facet | Alaseem, Abdulrahman M Turcotte, Robert E Ste-Marie, Nathalie Alzahrani, Mohammad M Alqahtani, Saad M Goulding, Krista A |
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description | BACKGROUND: Orthopedic oncology surgeons commonly engage in prolonged and complex surgical procedures. These types of surgeries increase the risk of physical and psychological stressors, which may in turn make these physicians prone to work-related occupational injuries. AIM: The aim of this study was to explore in orthopedic oncologists, the prevalence of work-related physical injuries and psychological disturbances. METHODS: A modified version of the physical discomfort survey was developed to assess occupational injuries among orthopedic oncology surgeon members of the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society, the Canadian Orthopedic Oncology Society and European Musculoskeletal Oncology Societies. The survey was sent by email, and it explored musculoskeletal complaints, psychological disturbances, treatment required for these complaints and the requirement of time off work. RESULTS: A total of 67 surgeon responses were collected. A high number of orthopedic oncologists (84%) reported an occupational injury. Low back pain (39%) was the most prevalent musculoskeletal condition, followed by lumbar disk herniation (16%), shoulder tendinitis (15%) and lateral epicondylitis (13%). Of the cohort, 46% required surgery and 31% required time off work due to their injury. Thirty-three respondents reported a psychological disorder. Burnout (27%), anxiety (20%) and insomnia (20%) were the most commonly reported. Time required off work due to injury was associated with old age and years in practice. CONCLUSION: Orthopedic oncology surgeons report a high prevalence of work-related disorders. Lower back related injury and burnout were the most reported disorders. Improving operative room ergonomics and prevention of stress related to the work environment should be areas to explore in upcoming research. |
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spelling | pubmed-97825462022-12-24 Occupational injuries and burn out among orthopedic oncology surgeons Alaseem, Abdulrahman M Turcotte, Robert E Ste-Marie, Nathalie Alzahrani, Mohammad M Alqahtani, Saad M Goulding, Krista A World J Orthop Observational Study BACKGROUND: Orthopedic oncology surgeons commonly engage in prolonged and complex surgical procedures. These types of surgeries increase the risk of physical and psychological stressors, which may in turn make these physicians prone to work-related occupational injuries. AIM: The aim of this study was to explore in orthopedic oncologists, the prevalence of work-related physical injuries and psychological disturbances. METHODS: A modified version of the physical discomfort survey was developed to assess occupational injuries among orthopedic oncology surgeon members of the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society, the Canadian Orthopedic Oncology Society and European Musculoskeletal Oncology Societies. The survey was sent by email, and it explored musculoskeletal complaints, psychological disturbances, treatment required for these complaints and the requirement of time off work. RESULTS: A total of 67 surgeon responses were collected. A high number of orthopedic oncologists (84%) reported an occupational injury. Low back pain (39%) was the most prevalent musculoskeletal condition, followed by lumbar disk herniation (16%), shoulder tendinitis (15%) and lateral epicondylitis (13%). Of the cohort, 46% required surgery and 31% required time off work due to their injury. Thirty-three respondents reported a psychological disorder. Burnout (27%), anxiety (20%) and insomnia (20%) were the most commonly reported. Time required off work due to injury was associated with old age and years in practice. CONCLUSION: Orthopedic oncology surgeons report a high prevalence of work-related disorders. Lower back related injury and burnout were the most reported disorders. Improving operative room ergonomics and prevention of stress related to the work environment should be areas to explore in upcoming research. Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2022-12-18 /pmc/articles/PMC9782546/ /pubmed/36567863 http://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v13.i12.1056 Text en ©The Author(s) 2022. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
spellingShingle | Observational Study Alaseem, Abdulrahman M Turcotte, Robert E Ste-Marie, Nathalie Alzahrani, Mohammad M Alqahtani, Saad M Goulding, Krista A Occupational injuries and burn out among orthopedic oncology surgeons |
title | Occupational injuries and burn out among orthopedic oncology surgeons |
title_full | Occupational injuries and burn out among orthopedic oncology surgeons |
title_fullStr | Occupational injuries and burn out among orthopedic oncology surgeons |
title_full_unstemmed | Occupational injuries and burn out among orthopedic oncology surgeons |
title_short | Occupational injuries and burn out among orthopedic oncology surgeons |
title_sort | occupational injuries and burn out among orthopedic oncology surgeons |
topic | Observational Study |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9782546/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36567863 http://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v13.i12.1056 |
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