Ergonomics of gastrointestinal endoscopies: Musculoskeletal injury among endoscopy physicians, nurses, and technicians

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World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Mar 16, 2022; 14(3): 142-152
Published online Mar 16, 2022. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v14.i3.142

Table 1 Demographics

Demographics	n = 56 (%)
Mean age, yr	35.09 (18-62)
Male	39 (69.6)
Female	17 (30.3)
Endoscopist	13 (23.2)
GI resident	9 (16.1)
Endoscopy nurse	15 (26.8)
Endoscopy technician	19 (33.9)
Mean number of endoscopies performed per week	63.85

Table 1 shows the demographic representation of our respondents out of n = 56. We stratified our data based on gender and profession to analyze musculoskeletal injuries. GI: Gastrointestinal.

Citation: Shah SZ, Rehman ST, Khan A, Hussain MM, Ali M, Sarwar S, Abid S. Ergonomics of gastrointestinal endoscopies: Musculoskeletal injury among endoscopy physicians, nurses, and technicians. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2022; 14(3): 142-152
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v14/i3/142.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v14.i3.142