Surgeons’ stress assessment after surgical mortality: first international validated survey (STRESSURG study)
Olga Morató, Carlos Peña-Salazar, Luis Grande, Miguel Pera, Eduardo Luque-Villalobos, Patricia Sánchez-Velázquez, STRESSURG group collaborators · 2026
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Morató, Peña-Salazar, Grande, and the STRESSURG group measure surgeons' trauma after patients die unexpectedly. Their 2026 paper reports the first international validated survey on this burden. Unexpected deaths during or just after surgery devastate operating teams. The psychological fallout was poorly quantified until now. A forty-two item questionnaire went to surgeons worldwide.
Three hundred fifty-four surgeons responded. The survey used the Impact of Event Scale-Revised instrument. Nearly half scored in the clinically relevant distress range. About twenty-nine percent met the threshold for probable PTSD. A quarter showed severe distress levels. Acting as the primary surgeon raised distress sharply. Mid-career surgeons suffered more than juniors or seniors. Only eight percent had received institutional psychological support. Over half believed such support should be mandatory. Structured support programs are urgently needed, they argue.
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| CREATOR | Olga Morató, Carlos Peña-Salazar, Luis Grande, Miguel Pera, Eduardo Luque-Villalobos, Patricia Sánchez-Velázquez, STRESSURG group collaborators |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 50 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |