Hierarchical decomposition of laparoscopic surgery: A human factors approach to investigating the operating room environment

Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 121-127

  MacKenzie, C L ^a   Ibbotson, J A ^a   Cao, C G L ^a   Lomax, A J ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Collaborative work; Ergonomics of surgery; Human error; Human performance; Task analysis; Technology assessment; Video annotation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CANADA; ERROR; HUMAN; HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVATION; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0034954795     PISSN: 13645706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/136457001753192222     Document Type: Article

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