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Assessing Risks Awareness in Operating Rooms among Post-Graduate Students: A Pilot Study

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  • Anna Rita Corvino

    (Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, via Santa Maria di Costantinopoli, 16, 80138 Naples, Italy)

  • Pasquale Manco

    (Department of Engineering, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, via Roma 29, 81031 Aversa, Italy)

  • Elpidio Maria Garzillo

    (Department of Prevention, Abruzzo Local Health Authority, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy)

  • Maria Grazia Lourdes Monaco

    (Occupational Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Verona, Piazzale L.A.Scuro, 37134 Verona, Italy)

  • Alessandro Greco

    (Department of Engineering, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, via Roma 29, 81031 Aversa, Italy)

  • Salvatore Gerbino

    (Department of Engineering, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, via Roma 29, 81031 Aversa, Italy)

  • Francesco Caputo

    (Department of Engineering, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, via Roma 29, 81031 Aversa, Italy)

  • Roberto Macchiaroli

    (Department of Engineering, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, via Roma 29, 81031 Aversa, Italy)

  • Monica Lamberti

    (Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, via Santa Maria di Costantinopoli, 16, 80138 Naples, Italy)

Abstract

Background: In this study, we promote a global approach to occupational risk perception in order to improve occupational health and safety training programs. The study investigates the occupational risk perception of operating room healthcare workers using an Analytic Hierarchy Process approach. Methods: A pilot study was carried out through a cross-sectional survey in a university hospital in Southern Italy. An ad hoc questionnaire was administered to enrolled medical post-graduate students working in the operating room. Results: Fifty medical specialists from seven fields (anaesthetists, digestive system surgeons, general surgeons, maxillofacial surgeons, thoracic surgeons, urologists, and gynaecologists) were questioned about perceived occupational risk by themselves. Biological, ionizing radiation, and chemical risks were the most commonly perceived in order of priority ( w = 0.300, 0.219, 0.210). Concerning the biological risk, gynaecologists unexpected perceived this risk as less critical ( w = 0.2820) than anaesthesiologists ( w = 0.3354), which have the lowest perception of the risk of ionizing radiation ( w = 0.1657). Conclusions: Prioritization methods could improve risk perception in healthcare settings and help detect training needs and perform sustainable training programs.

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  • Anna Rita Corvino & Pasquale Manco & Elpidio Maria Garzillo & Maria Grazia Lourdes Monaco & Alessandro Greco & Salvatore Gerbino & Francesco Caputo & Roberto Macchiaroli & Monica Lamberti, 2021. "Assessing Risks Awareness in Operating Rooms among Post-Graduate Students: A Pilot Study," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(7), pages 1-12, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:7:p:3860-:d:527587
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