Worker and Work-Related Factors Influence on Musculoskeletal Symptoms Among Veterinary Surgeons

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• Personal Author:
  Kim SY ; Villarreal RT ; Yu D
• Description:
  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 minimising musculoskeletal injuries in veterinary surgery. Practitioner summary: Little is known about the risk factors for musculoskeletal symptoms (MSS) among veterinary surgeons. This cross-sectional survey of veterinary surgeons investigates worker and work factors related to MSS. We show that MSS are prevalent and identify key factors providing evidence that MSS are a concern in veterinary surgery. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Ergonomics Health Personnel Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Safety Veterinarians
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Musculoskeletal Disorders MSD Musculoskeletal Disorders Surgeons Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Surgery Work-related Risk Factors Workplace Ergonomics
• ISSN:
  0014-0139
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Indiana ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  67
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20068763
• Citation:
  Ergonomics 2024 Aug; 67(8):1064-1079
• Contact Point Address:
  Denny Yu, School of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, 315 N. Grant Street, Grissom Hall Room 268, West Lafayette, IN, 47907
• Email:
  dennyyu@purdue.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2024
• Performing Organization:
  University of Cincinnati
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Ergonomics
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d411c1972b01c6056909e53377bdbe8f03aaa49ee9a470407201afb8bf0e322c9b55a7587b105b6a7ee48c5e3b15e0e835eed9286f3f4ae8fd079cc5499afe74
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/207346/cdc_207346_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.25 MB ]