Ways of preventing surgeon burnout.

Naviaux, Anne-Fréférique;Barbier, Luis;Chopinet, Sophie;Janne, Pascal;Gourdin, Maximilien
(2023) Journal of visceral surgery — Vol. 160, n° 1, p. 35-41 (2023)

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  • Naviaux, Anne-FréfériqueUCLouvain
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  • Barbier, Luis
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  • Chopinet, Sophie
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  • Janne, PascalUCLouvain
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Abstract
In surgical practice, numerous sources of stress (stressors) are unpredictable, two examples being daily workload and postoperative complications. They may help to explain surgeon burnout, of which the prevalence (34 to 53%) has been the subject of many studies. That said, even though assessments are legion, recommended solutions have been few and far between, especially insofar as by nature and training, surgeons are disinclined to interest themselves in burnout, which they are prone to consider as something experienced by "others". The objective of this attempt at clarification is to identify in the literature the strategies put forward in view of avoiding surgeon burnout, and to assess the impact of this phenomenon not only on the surgeon's professional and personal entourage, but also on patient safety. Prevention-based strategies, many of them focused on modifiable stressors, will be detailed.
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Naviaux, A.-F., Barbier, L., Chopinet, S., Janne, P., & Gourdin, M. (2023). Ways of preventing surgeon burnout. Journal of visceral surgery, 160(1), 35-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2022.09.005 (Original work published 2023)