Occupational stress in anaesthesia

P C Kam

doi:10.1177/0310057X9702500617

Occupational stress in anaesthesia

Anaesth Intensive Care. 1997 Dec;25(6):686-90. doi: 10.1177/0310057X9702500617.

Author

P C Kam¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anaesthetics, University of Sydney, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, N.S.W.

PMID: 9452855
DOI: 10.1177/0310057X9702500617

Abstract

Anaesthetists, like most in the medical profession, often deny that they may be suffering from work-related stress. This article explores the sources and effects of occupational stress with suggestions for dealing with the stresses of our specialty.

MeSH terms

Alcoholism
Anesthesiology*
Female
Humans
Male
Occupational Diseases / etiology*
Occupational Diseases / metabolism
Occupational Diseases / therapy
Retirement
Stress, Physiological / etiology*
Stress, Physiological / metabolism
Stress, Physiological / therapy
Substance-Related Disorders
Suicide / statistics & numerical data
Workload