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ArticleJACC. Advances2026

Physician Burnout and Work Satisfaction in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit: Sponsored by the Critical Care Cardiology Section of the American College of Cardiology.

Samuel B Brusca, Alexander I Papolos, Michael A Solomon, Robert O Roswell, Rosy Thacil, Benjamin Kenigsberg, Sunit-Preet Chaudhry, Eugene Yuriditsky, Ran Lee, Alejandra Gutierrez and 2 more

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Samuel B BruscaDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA. Electronic address: Samuel.Brusca@ucsf.edu.
Alexander I PapolosDivision of Cardiology, Department of Critical Care Medicine, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Michael A SolomonCritical Care Medicine Department, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, USA; Cardiovascular Branch, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Robert O RoswellDepartment of Cardiology, Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health, The Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New Hyde Park, New York, USA.
Rosy ThacilDepartment of Cardiology, Elmhurst Hospital/Mount Sinai College of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
Benjamin KenigsbergDivision of Cardiology, Department of Critical Care Medicine, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Sunit-Preet ChaudhryAscension St. Vincent Heart Center, Indianapolis, Indiana and Ascension St. Vincent Cardiovascular Research Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Eugene YuriditskyDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
Ran LeeSections of Critical Care and Heart Failure Transplant Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Alejandra GutierrezDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Jacob C JentzerDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Christopher F BarnettDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPhysician burnout represents a modern medical crisis, especially among high-intensity specialties.

objectivesThis is the first study to investigate physician burnout in the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU).

methodsA 42-item survey was administered to U.S. and Canadian CICU-focused physicians, designed in part to assess burnout and work satisfaction.

resultsOf 1,085 contacted physicians, 289 completed the survey for a response rate of 27%; 218 (75%) of these were eligible for analysis, including 207 from the U.S. and 11 from Canada. Most respondents were White (62%) males (70%), aged 31 to 50 years (61%). Approximately 1/3 of physicians were American Board of Internal Medicine dually certified in cardiology and critical care medicine. Seventy percent reported being very satisfied with their current job, although less than half (48%) were happy with their work-life balance or required professional work outside the hospital (41%). Overall, 35% of respondents reported some degree of burnout, with higher rates among women compared to men (53% vs 30%, P = 0.03) and in later career stages (≥8 years vs <8 years; 43% vs 25%, P = 0.04). Burnout was not associated with number of day or nighttime shifts, nor salary or type of board certification. One-third of respondents were planning to leave their current job or reduce clinical hours, predominantly due to burnout (61%).

conclusionsBurnout is more common in women and later career stages and is the leading reason cited by CICU-focused physicians that are considering practice change. It affects 1 of 3 CICU-focused physicians and impacts work satisfaction.

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burnoutcardiac intensive care unitcritical caresurveywork satisfaction

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PMCPMC13352020

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