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- Title
Identification of risk factors for fatigue and pain when performing surgical interventions.
- Authors
Rodigari, Alessandra; Bejor, Maurizio; Carlisi, Ettore; Lisi, Claudio; Tinelli, Carmine; Dalla Toffola, Elena
- Abstract
The article presents a study on the identification of risk factors for fatigue and pain during surgical interventions. The study was conducted to 180 surgeons with the use of the cross-sectional method and multivariate analysis. The study reveals that the highest risk for developing muscle fatigue and/or pain is standing compared to sitting while performing surgical operation. The study concludes that surgeon who experienced intense fatigue has higher risk of developing musculoskeletal pain.
- Subjects
PAIN risk factors; FATIGUE risk factors; OPERATIVE surgery; SURGEONS; CROSS-sectional method; MULTIVARIATE analysis; MUSCLE fatigue
- Publication
Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia, 2012, Vol 34, Issue 4, p432
- ISSN
1592-7830
- Publication type
Article