Application of ergonomic guidelines during minimally invasive surgery: A questionnaire survey of 284 surgeons

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1268-1274

  Wauben, L S G L ^a   Van Veelen, M A ^a   Gossot, D ^b   Goossens, R H M ^a  

^a FACULTY OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ENGINEERING   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUT MUTUALISTE MONTSOURIS   (France)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Human factors; MIS; Operating room; Physical complaints

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BACKACHE; BODY POSTURE; E-MAIL; ERGONOMICS; EUROPE; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NECK PAIN; NORMAL HUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENT; SHOULDER PAIN; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX SURGERY; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

ADULT; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATING ROOMS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 33747473206     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-005-0647-y     Document Type: Article

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