The operation room as a hostile environment for surgeons: Physical complaints during and after laparoscopy

Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 105-109

  Sari, Vicdan ^a   Nieboer, Theodoor E ^a   Vierhout, Mark E ^a   Stegeman, Dick F ^b,c   Kluivers, Kirsten B ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ergonomics; Handedness; Laparoscopy; Physical complaints; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OPERATING ROOM; PATHOGENESIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHOULDER INJURY; SURGEON; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; THUMB INJURY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OPERATING ROOMS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 77950248587     PISSN: 13645706     EISSN: 13652931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13645701003643972     Document Type: Article

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