Addressing Burnout in Surgery-Where Did the Yabba Dabba Doo Go?

Tessa J J Lamberton; Sharmila Dissanaike; Christian de Virgilio

doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2022.3953

Addressing Burnout in Surgery-Where Did the Yabba Dabba Doo Go?

JAMA Surg. 2023 Feb 1;158(2):112-114. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.3953.

Authors

Tessa J J Lamberton¹, Sharmila Dissanaike², Christian de Virgilio¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California.
² Department of Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock.

PMID: 36322061
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.3953

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This Viewpoint discusses the lack of work-life balance in surgery, particularly that surgeons are expected to be ready to work even when they are not in the operating room.

MeSH terms

Burnout, Professional* / epidemiology
Burnout, Professional* / prevention & control
Burnout, Psychological
Humans
Job Satisfaction
Surgeons*
Surveys and Questionnaires