Symptoms of Burnout Among Surgeons Are Correlated with a Higher Incidence of Perceived Medical Errors.

Tom Joris CrijnsJoost T P KortleverThierry G GuittonDavid RingGrace C Barron

Published in: HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery (2020)

It is possible that symptoms of burnout cause surgeons to be more likely to perceive an imperfection as an error or that burnout distracts surgeons, contributing to a greater likelihood of a verifiable error. Additional studies are merited to investigate a potential causal relationship between symptoms of burnout and medical errors.

Keyphrases

quality improvement
healthcare
patient safety
thoracic surgery
sleep quality
physical activity
depressive symptoms
adverse drug
risk factors
emergency department
case control