Occupational exposures in the operating room: Are surgeons well-equipped?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Occupational health hazards are ubiquitously found in the operating room, guaranteeing an inevitable risk of exposure to the surgeon. Although provisions on occupational health and safety in healthcare exist, they do not address non-traditional hazards found in the operating room. In order to determine whether surgeons or trainees receive any form of occupational health training, we examine the associations between occupational health training and exposure rate.

Study design

A cross-sectional survey was distributed. Respondent characteristics included academic level, race/ethnicity, and gender. The survey evaluated seven surgical disciplines and 13 occupational hazards. Multivariable logistic regression was used to examine the association between academic level, s

SUBMITTER: Landford WN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8253435 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature