Ergonomic problems encountered by the medical team related to products used for minimally invasive surgery

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1077-1081

  Van Veelen, M A ^a   Nederlof, E A L ^a   Goossens, R H M ^a   Schot, C J ^b   Jakimowicz, J J ^b  

^a FACULTY OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ENGINEERING   (Netherlands)

^b CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ergonomics; MIS products; OR personnel; Problems

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ERGONOMICS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENT; SURGEON;

HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 0038015466     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-002-9105-2     Document Type: Article

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