Aims
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To determine the prevalence of MSI associated with endoscopy in gastroenterologists in the Spanish territory.
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Detect risk factors associated with MSI in our environment: Number of examinations, type of exploration, sex, essential biometric characteristics (Size, glove size, among others).
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Comparison of endoscopists with and without MSI associated with the practice of digestive endoscopy
Methods An electronic survey of endoscopists was carried out, disseminated nationally through email and social networks. Biometric parameters, workload, prevalence, location, and type of MSI associated with DE were recorded, among other variables.
Results A total of 287/1200 specialists completed the survey. 64.81% of the respondents identified have presented some MSI in relation to DE. Among the risk factors associated with a higher prevalence are the gender of the endoscopist: > en♀ 105/139 (75.5%) versus ♂ 87/148 (58.8%); dedication > 30 hours/week to the DE. MSIs are most frequently found in: Neck/upper back (79.7%); thumb (63.5%); hand/wrist (60.4%). Of the injured endoscopists, 41.9% have had to decrease the number of procedures or suspend them (22.6%) for some time. The most frequent treatments derived from MSI were: physiotherapy sessions: 59.6%, medication (55.7%), steroid injection (19.2%).
Conclusions MSI have a high prevalence among endoscopists in Spain and are more frequent in women. One in 5 endoscopists stopped performing endoscopies for some period of time due to MSI. Low-moderate intensity physical activity and a smaller number of endoscopies per week were associated as protective factors.
