Current state of ergonomics of operating rooms of Dutch hospitals in the endoscopic era

Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 156-160

  Albayrak, A ^a,b   Kazemier, G ^a   Meijer, D W ^a   Bonjer, H J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b FACULTY OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ENGINEERING   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Equipment; Ergonomics; Laparoscopy; Layout; Trolley

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ERGONOMICS; GEOMETRY; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; MONITOR; NETHERLANDS; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 3242892692     PISSN: 13645706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13645700410034093     Document Type: Article

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