Prevalence and risk factors for musculoskeletal injuries related to endoscopy.
Gastrointest Endosc
; 81(2): 294-302.e4, 2015 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
There are limited data regarding work-related injury among endoscopists.OBJECTIVE:
To define the prevalence of endoscopy-related musculoskeletal injuries and their impact on clinical practice and to identify physician and practice characteristics associated with their development.DESIGN:
Survey.SETTING:
Electronic survey of active members of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy with registered e-mail addresses.PARTICIPANTS:
Physicians who currently or ever performed endoscopy and responded to the survey between February 2013 and November 2013. INTERVENTION A 25-question, self-administered, electronic survey. MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS Prevalence, location, and ramifications of work-related injuries and endoscopist characteristics and workload parameters associated with endoscopy-related injury.RESULTS:
The survey was completed by 684 endoscopists. Of those, 362 (53%) experienced a musculoskeletal injury perceived definitely (n = 204) or possibly (n = 158) related to endoscopy. Factors associated with a higher rate of endoscopy-related injury included higher procedure volume (>20 cases/week; P < .001), greater number of hours per week spent performing endoscopy (>16 hours/week; P < .001), and total number of years performing endoscopy (P = .004). The most common sites of injury were neck and/or upper back (29%) and thumb (28%). Only 55% of injured endoscopists used practice modifications in response to injuries. Specific treatments included medications (57%), steroid injection (27%), physiotherapy (45%), rest (34%), splinting (23%), and surgery (13%).LIMITATIONS:
Self-reported data of endoscopy-related injury.CONCLUSION:
Among endoscopists there is a high prevalence of injuries definitely or potentially related to endoscopy. Higher procedure volume, more time doing endoscopy per week, and cumulative years performing endoscopy are associated with more work-related injuries.
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Assunto principal:
Endoscopia Gastrointestinal
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Doenças Musculoesqueléticas
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Traumatismos Ocupacionais
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Doenças Profissionais
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Gastrointest Endosc
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Tailândia