Prospective randomized evaluation of FOOT gel pads for operating room staff COMFORT during laparoscopic renal surgery

Urology

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1405-1408

  Haramis, Georgios ^a   Rosales, Juan Carlos ^a   Palacios, Jorge Moreno ^a   Okhunov, Zhamshid ^a   Mues, Adam C ^a   Lee, Diana ^a   Badani, Ketan ^a   Gupta, Mantu ^a   Landman, Jaime ^a  

^a Department of Urology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; ERGONOMICS; FATIGUE; FOOT PAD; FOOT PAIN; GEL FOOTPAD; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; KIDNEY SURGERY; KNEE PAIN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; NURSE; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENT; STRETCHING; SURGEON; WELLBEING;

ADULT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OPERATING ROOMS; PAIN; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 78649905473     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2010.01.018     Document Type: Article

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