Table 5. Effects of musculoskeletal pain on the respondents and some probable risk factors (n = 97).
Perform laparoscopic procedures | p | |||||||
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Total (n = 97) |
Yes (n = 55) |
No (n = 42) |
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n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
23- Do you continue operating when you have symptoms during the procedure? | Yes | 92 | 94.8% | 51 | 92.7% | 41 | 97.6% | 0.385 |
No | 5 | 5.2% | 4 | 7.3% | 1 | 2.4% | ||
24- What do you do when you don't continue? | Swap with your assistant | 1 | 20.0% | 1 | 25.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.600 |
To take a break | 2 | 40.0% | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 0.0% | ||
Let assistant finish the procedure while watching & supervising | 1 | 20.0% | 1 | 25.0% | 0 | 0.0% | ||
Other | 1 | 20.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 100.0% | ||
26- Resulted in taking a day off or absence from work | Yes | 18 | 18.8% | 11 | 20.0% | 7 | 17.1% | 0.716 |
No | 78 | 81.3% | 44 | 80.0% | 34 | 82.9% | ||
27- Resulted in thinking about early retirement | Yes | 36 | 37.5% | 19 | 34.5% | 17 | 41.5% | 0.811 |
No | 59 | 61.5% | 35 | 63.6% | 24 | 58.5% | ||
28- Methods used to relief your discomfort | Didn't use | 22 | 22.7% | 14 | 25.5% | 8 | 19.0% | 0.455 |
Medical | 52 | 53.6% | 29 | 52.7% | 23 | 54.8% | 0.482 | |
Non-Medical | 57 | 58.8% | 31 | 56.4% | 26 | 61.9% | 0.583 | |
Surgical | 2 | 2.1% | 1 | 1.8% | 1 | 2.4% | 1.000 |