Health Professions
5 years ago

Surgeon Workload Varies by Specialty and Case Number, Impacting Patient Care.

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting
Surgical Specialty and Case Number May Influence Surgeon Workload
Madeline K. Niichel, Bethany R. Lowndes, Anna Lindén, Renaldo C. Blocker, M. Susan Hallbeck, Katherine E. Law

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Surgeons' workload can be influenced by the type of surgery and the number of cases they handle in a day. A study using self-reported data from 32 surgeons found that workload varied significantly across different surgical specialties. There were also interactions between specialty and case number affecting workload. This suggests that the combination of surgical specialty and case volume can impact how busy a surgeon feels during their work. More research is needed to understand how workload varies across different types of surgeries and work environments.