Worker and Work-Related Factors Influence on Musculoskeletal Symptoms among Veterinary Surgeons.
Ryan Thomas VillarrealSun Young KimDenny YuPublished in: Ergonomics (2023)
Worker and work-related musculoskeletal symptoms are prevalent among surgeons operating on human patients. Despite incidence rates for accidents among veterinarians and their staff being 2.9 times higher than that of general practitioners of human medicine, little is known about musculoskeletal symptoms among veterinary surgeons. In this study, 212 board-certified members of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons responded to a survey regarding various work-related activities and their experience with musculoskeletal symptoms in 10 different body regions. Across all body regions, reported pain increased from before to after a typical day of surgery(p<.01). Gender, weight, age, and years performing surgery were worker factors that were related to pain(p<.05), while number of procedures, practice focus, and proportion of minimally invasive surgery were work factors related to pain(p<.05). Our findings suggest that musculoskeletal symptoms are prevalent among veterinary surgeons and may help provide evidence for guidelines for minimizing musculoskeletal injuries in veterinary surgery.
Keyphrases
- quality improvement
- minimally invasive
- chronic pain
- coronary artery bypass
- thoracic surgery
- endothelial cells
- pain management
- sleep quality
- neuropathic pain
- surgical site infection
- healthcare
- newly diagnosed
- primary care
- risk factors
- end stage renal disease
- physical activity
- ejection fraction
- body mass index
- mental health
- spinal cord injury
- depressive symptoms
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- coronary artery disease
- atrial fibrillation
- induced pluripotent stem cells
- drug induced
- postoperative pain
- body weight