Bittner James G, Khan Zarrish, Babu Maya, Hamed Osama
Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, USA.
Bull Am Coll Surg. 2011 Aug;96(8):17-22.
Practicing physicians and surgeons, medical and surgical residents, and medical students dedicate their lives to providing optimum patient care, but doing so places them at significant risk for personal and professional stress and, ultimately, burnout. Of great concern is the fact that unrecognized stress and unmanaged burnout are more prevalent among residents than previously believed. Research shows that stress without conflict resolution may lead to burnout, which can contribute to impaired technical performance, medical errors, physical and mental health problems, and even increase the risk of suicide. Therefore, it is crucial that surgeons, and the organizations that train and employ them, recognize the early signs of stress and burnout, adopt adaptive coping strategies, and maintain a culture wherein work-life balance and surgeon well-being are shared goals.
执业医师和外科医生、内科和外科住院医师以及医学生毕生致力于提供最佳的患者护理，但这样做使他们面临巨大的个人和职业压力风险，最终导致职业倦怠。令人极为担忧的是，未被认识到的压力和未得到管理的职业倦怠在住院医师中比以前认为的更为普遍。研究表明，无法解决冲突的压力可能导致职业倦怠，进而导致技术表现受损、医疗失误、身心健康问题，甚至增加自杀风险。因此，至关重要的是，外科医生以及培训和雇佣他们的组织要认识到压力和职业倦怠的早期迹象，采取适应性应对策略，并营造一种将工作与生活平衡和外科医生福祉作为共同目标的文化。
