Minimal access surgery (MAS)-related surgeon morbidity syndromes

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-13

  Reyes, D A G ^a   Tang, B ^a   Cuschieri, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

MAS related surgeon morbidity syndromes; Neuromuscular and hand injuries; Overuse and fatigue syndromes; Visual acuity problems, prevention

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; ERGONOMICS; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; INSTRUMENTATION; JOB STRESS; KINEMATICS; MENTAL STRESS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MUSCLE STRAIN; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OPERATING ROOM; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA IMAGE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; ROBOTICS; SURGEON; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; FATIGUE; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; PHYSICIANS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 30744452736     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-005-0315-2     Document Type: Review

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