ReviewSurgery in practice and science2022
Burnout among surgeons and surgical trainees: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence and associated factors.
Review in Surgery in practice and science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
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.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
29 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Prevalence and risk factors for burnout among rheumatologists: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Rheumatology international · 2026Pooled it
- Burnout among neurosurgical professionals: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence and determinants.Neurosurgical review · 2026Pooled it
- Burnout among paediatric surgeons: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ paediatrics open · 2025Pooled it
- Surgeon well-being: a systematic review of stressors, mental health, and resilience.BMC surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Global Prevalence of Burnout in Gastroenterology and Endoscopy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.United European gastroenterology journal · 2025Pooled it
- Surgical trainee burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2023Pooled it
- The effect of work characteristics on advanced practice provider burnout: a secondary cross-sectional analysis.BMC health services research · 2026Trial
- Workload demands, surgical education and training among resident surgeons in Germany: a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Introducing FRAM as a tool for surgical process modeling: a case study for understanding surgical scheduling complexity.International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2026Article
- The global surgical workforce crisis: narrative review of the role of surgical educator development and technological innovations.Surgery today · 2026Review
- The surgeon's existential crisis: challenges and the threat to the profession.Updates in surgery · 2026Article
- Prevalence of burnout among pediatric surgical resident physicians and the role of mentorship: a cross-sectional study.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Investigating workload and usability of remote magnetic navigation for catheter ablation.International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2026Article
- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Heart Rate Variability in Assessing Surgeons' Stress Levels.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Unappreciated, undervalued, and working in a toxic environment: the silent struggles of some surgeons.Updates in surgery · 2026Article
- Prevalence of burnout and its association with psychotropic medication use among surgical residents in Saudi Arabia.Discover mental health · 2026Article
- Burnout Among Pediatric Surgeons of Different Subspecialties Worldwide: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Health services insights · 2026Review
- Investigation of flow state occurrence during robotic virtual reality operations.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Evaluating the Clinical Learning Environment for Competency-based Postgraduate Education in a Low-Middle income Country: Trainee Perceptions using PHEEM Inventory.Journal of advances in medical education & professionalism · 2025Article
- A review of selection criteria for ophthalmology training in the Western world.Eye (London, England) · 2025Review
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
7 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Introduction: The more effort is put into work, the greater the chances of burnout. This is common among surgical personnel. We carried out this review study to determine the overall and per-specialty prevalence of burnout, and to identify the factors that affect burnout positively and negatively. Methods: All full-text articles reporting data related to burnout in surgery and surgical subspecialties using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) were included. The following bibliographic databases were searched PubMed, Embase and Google Scholar (First 500 pages). We extracted data on the characteristics of the articles including the burnout prevalence and factors. Results: 27 articles met the criteria. The studies involved 8617 surgeons cutting acrossvarious surgical specialties. The overall prevalence was 47%. The rate per specialty ranged between 15% and 77% with Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) surgeons having the highest rates. Associated factors included work-related issues and poor work/life balance while protective factors included career advancement, increase in postgraduate years, and having good relationships with co-residents. Our findings are similar to findings from other studies; ENT is seen to have the highest burnout rate while pediatric surgery the lowest. Conclusion: The high prevalence of burnout among surgeons is concerning and the identified factors responsible should be explored by surgeons, hospital management boards, training colleges, and all bodies concerned to see how it can be reduced.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.