Ergonomics in the operating room - From the anesthesiologist's point of view

Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 268-277

  Decker, Karlheinz ^a   Bauer, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia workplace; Documentation; Ergonomics; OR planning; Workflow

Indexed keywords

ALARM MONITOR; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANESTHESIST; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERGONOMICS; MACHINE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICINE; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0346496398     PISSN: 13645706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13645700310018795     Document Type: Review

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