Optimum view distance for laparoscopic surgery

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1879-1882

  El Shallaly, G ^a   Cuschieri, A ^b  

^a MONKLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic surgery; Monitor maximal and minimal view distances; Optimal working distance range; Resting point of accommodation; Resting point of vergence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MONITOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SURGEON; SURGICAL INJURY; SURGICAL RISK;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; JOB SATISFACTION; LAPAROSCOPES; LAPAROSCOPY; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VIDEO RECORDING; VIDEO-ASSISTED SURGERY; VISION, BINOCULAR;

EID: 33845217529     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-005-0162-1     Document Type: Article

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