Table –
Frequency of symptoms among general surgical residents at a single academic institution.
| Symptom | Frequency |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Never |
Rarely |
Occasionally |
Most times |
All the time |
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| Asymptomatic | Symptomatic | ||||
| Pain/discomfort | 0 (0%) | 4 (12%) | 18 (55%) | 7 (21%) | 4 (12%) |
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| 4 (12%) | 29 (88%) | ||||
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| Eye strain/discomfort | 15 (46%) | 7 (21%) | 10 (30%) | 1 (3%) | 0 (0%) |
|
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| 22 (67%) | 11 (33%) | ||||
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| Numbness/tingling | 18 (55%) | 9 (27%) | 5 (15%) | 1 (3%) | 0 (0%) |
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| 27 (82%) | 6 (18%) | ||||
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| Stiffness | 6 (18%) | 4 (12%) | 16 (49%) | 6 (18%) | 1 (3%) |
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| 10 (30%) | 23 (70%) | ||||
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| Muscle fatigue | 5 (15%) | 2 (6%) | 21 (64%) | 4 (12%) | 1 (3%) |
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| 7 (21%) | 26 (79%) | ||||