Lived Experiences of Surgical Residents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Assessment

Burnout Assessment Among Surgeons and Surgical Trainees During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review

“…Among the 29 included studies conducted between April 2020 and December 2021, most were published in 2020 (n=16, 55.2%), 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 whereas the remaining papers (n=13, 44.8%) were published in 2021. 4 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 The majority of studies utilized cross-sectional, quantitative methods (n=27), 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 with only a small minority being qualitative (n=2). 4 , 34 The sample size varied widely across studies, ranging from 24 to 2,040 for quantitative studies and from 16 to 870 for qualitative studies.…”

“… 4 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 The majority of studies utilized cross-sectional, quantitative methods (n=27), 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 with only a small minority being qualitative (n=2). 4 , 34 The sample size varied widely across studies, ranging from 24 to 2,040 for quantitative studies and from 16 to 870 for qualitative studies. Most of the studies were about the healthcare system in the United States (n=17), 19 , 21 , 22 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 42 , 43 while the remaining reports were from Singapore (n=3), 20 , …”

“… 4 , 34 The sample size varied widely across studies, ranging from 24 to 2,040 for quantitative studies and from 16 to 870 for qualitative studies. Most of the studies were about the healthcare system in the United States (n=17), 19 , 21 , 22 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 42 , 43 while the remaining reports were from Singapore (n=3), 20 , 24 , 25 Egypt (n=2), 18 ,40 the United Kingdom (n=1),4 France (n=1), 44 Brazil (n=1), 24 Pakistan (n=1), 23 the Netherlands (n=1), 45 Romania (n=1) 31 and the Czech Republic (n=1). 41 Almost all studies included surgical trainees (residents, fellows) as part of the studied population (28 studies, 96.6%).…”

“…Rates of burnout measured using the investigator created assessment tools varied widely, ranging from 12.7% to 68.0%. 4 , 18 , 19 , 26 , 32 , 34 , 35 , 41 Chou et. al.…”

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on surgical trainee education and well-being spring 2020-winter 2020: A path forward

“…Finally, we did not survey the surgical trainees as this has been a focus of other studies. 7 , 29 Thus, the observations are from the point of view of surgical education leaders which may be different than the perceptions and opinions of trainees. However, we believe the findings are pertinent and outweigh the limitations based upon the uniqueness of the study in covering three phases of the pandemic.…”