Assesment of fatigue, monitor placement, and surgical experience during simulated laparoscopic surgery

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 635-639

  Uhrich, M L ^a   Underwood, R A ^b   Standeven, J W ^a   Soper, N J ^b   Engsberg, J R ^a  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b University School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Ergonomics; Laparoscopy; Muscle fatigue; Muscular workload; Subjective discomfort; Vocational electromyography

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; FATIGUE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LEG MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SIMULATION; SURGEON; ADULT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DYNAMOMETER; ELECTROMYOGRAPH ELECTRODE; LAPAROSCOPE; LAPAROSCOPIC VIDEO CAMERA; MALE; MONITORING; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NORMAL HUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; WORK EXPERIENCE; BIOENGINEERING; BODY MASS; LAPAROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPES; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036009189     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-001-8151-5     Document Type: Article

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