Abstract: Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Plastic Surgeons: A Systematic Review

Sarday, O cber 7, 2017 paralleled national trends (R=-0.85); smoking rates in PS patients were significantly lower for all years studied (p<0.01). After PSM, GS smokers continued to be more comorbid than respective nonsmokers, with greater incidences of diabetes, hypertension, dypsnea, and prior cardiac surgery (p<0.01); PS smokers were not significantly different than respective nonsmokers. Smokers had increased rates of superficial surgical site infections (SSI) (p<0.01), PE (p<0.01), and MI (p<0.02) for GS, but not for PS cohort. Both PS and GS smokers had increased dehiscence (p<0.01), deep SSI (PS: p=0.01, GS: p<0.01), and reoperation (p<0.01). Patients with ≥11 pack-years experienced significant increases in deep SSI (PS: p=0.02, GS: p=0.02) and reoperation (PS: p=0.05, GS: p<0.01). In GS smokers, ≥ 21 pack-years was associated with increased sepsis (p<0.01), MI (p=0.04) and organ/space SSI (p<0.01), and ≥ 31 pack-years was associated with increased dehiscence (p<0.01). PS cohorts had increased rates of wound complications for both smokers and nonsmokers when compared to GS cohorts.