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ReviewJournal of multidisciplinary healthcare2020

A Multidisciplinary Focus Review of Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Operating Room Personnel.

Reza Tavakkol, Ashkan Karimi, Soheil Hassanipour, Ali Gharahzadeh, Reza Fayzi

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Review in Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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15citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Reza TavakkolDepartment of Nursing, School of Nursing, Larestan University of Medical Sciences, Larestan, Iran.
Ashkan KarimiOperating Room Group, School of Paramedical, Hamadan University of Medical Science, Hamadan, Iran.
Soheil HassanipourGastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Ali GharahzadehOperating Room Department, North Khorasan University of Medical Science, Bojnord, North Khorasan, Iran.
Reza FayziDepartment of Operating Room, School of Paramedical, Kermanshah University of Medical Science, Kermanshah, Iran.
Guilan University of Medical Sciences · IRHamedan University of Medical Sciences · IRIslamic Azad University, Larestan Branch · IRKermanshah University of Medical Sciences · IRNorth Khorasan University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Musculoskeletal disorder is one of the major health issues and is recognized as the second most common occupational disease. The aim of the present study was to investigate the different aspects of musculoskeletal disorders in operating room personnel. The present study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of MSDs among operating room personnel, in January 2020. In this study, the authors explored 30 articles from five databases including Medline/PubMed, ProQuest, Scopus, Embase, and Google Scholar. The present study found that physical, psychological, and demographic characteristics including age, gender, work experience, and smoking were the most important risk factors for these disorders. Musculoskeletal disorders were also prevalent in different areas of the body, with the highest prevalence being in the lumbar region. In addition, regular exercise and physical activity, the use of stretching and gentle exercise to reduce physical pressure, regard to the principles of ergonomics in the workplace, regular physical examinations, and awareness of the risk factors for these disorders. Therefore, operating room officials need to promote operating room programs focused on reducing musculoskeletal disorders and increase the awareness of the personnel about the risk factors by conducting training courses.

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musculoskeletal disordersmusculoskeletal injuriesoperating room

Identifiers

PMID32801736
PMCPMC7402850
OpenAlexW3045762492

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