Ergonomics with the use of curved versus straight laparoscopic graspers during rectosigmoid resection: Results of a multiprofile comparative study

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1079-1089

  Manukyan, G A ^a,b,c   Waseda, M ^a   Inaki, N ^a   Torres Bermudez, J R ^a   Gacek, I A ^a   Rudinski, A ^a   Buess, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c NONE   (Armenia)

Author keywords

Ergonomics; Laparoscopic graspers; Sigmoid resection

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROGASTROGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC GRASPER; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SIGMOIDECTOMY; ULTRASOUND; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COLON, SIGMOID; COLONOSCOPY; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGMOIDOSCOPES; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 34347387760     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-007-9284-y     Document Type: Article

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