Screen height as an ergonomic factor in laparoscopic surgery

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 139-141

  Zehetner, J ^a   Kaltenbacher, A ^a   Wayand, W ^a   Shamiyeh, A ^a  

^a LUDWIG BOLTZMANN INSTITUTE FOR LUNG VASCULAR RESEARCH   (Austria)

Author keywords

Ergonomic settings; Laparoscopy; Screen height

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE MOBILITY; SURGEON; WORKLOAD;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EYE; HEAD; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPES; LAPAROSCOPY; NECK; PHYSICIANS; POSTURE; VISION; WORKLOAD;

EID: 30744443931     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-005-0251-1     Document Type: Article

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