1. Surgeons' dominant surgical modality: Impacts on wellbeing, burnout, and interventions for neuromusculoskeletal disorders.
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Norasi H, Kim J, Hallbeck MS, Cerri PE, Elli EF, Tollefson MK, Harold KL, Pathak RA, and Pak R
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- Humans, Male, Female, Surveys and Questionnaires, Musculoskeletal Diseases surgery, Musculoskeletal Diseases psychology, Neuromuscular Diseases psychology, Neuromuscular Diseases surgery, Adult, Middle Aged, Robotic Surgical Procedures psychology, Laparoscopy, Burnout, Professional epidemiology, Burnout, Professional psychology, Job Satisfaction, Surgeons psychology, Surgeons statistics & numerical data
- Abstract
Background: This study investigated the impact of surgical modalities on surgeon wellbeing with a focus on burnout, job satisfaction, and interventions used to address neuromusculoskeletal disorders (NMSDs)., Methods: An electronic survey was sent to surgeons across an academic integrated multihospital system. The survey consisted of 47 questions investigating different aspects of surgeons' wellbeing., Results: Out of 245 thoracic and abdominopelvic surgeons, 79 surgeons (32.2 %) responded, and 65 surgeons (82 %) were able to be categorized as having a dominant surgical modality. Compared to robotic surgeons, laparoscopic (p = 0.042) and open (p = 0.012) surgeons reported more frequent feelings of burnout. The number of surgeons who used any treatment/intervention to minimize the operative discomfort/pain was lower for robotic surgeons than the other three modalities (all p < 0.05)., Conclusions: NMSDs affect different aspects of surgeons' lives and occupations. Robotic surgery was associated with decreased feelings of burnout than the other modalities., (Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2024
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