Physical strain and urgent need for ergonomic training among gynecologic oncologists who perform minimally invasive surgery

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 437-442

  Franasiak, Jason ^a   Ko, Emily M ^a   Kidd, Juli ^a   Secord, Angeles Alvarez ^b   Bell, Maria ^c   Boggess, John F ^a   Gehrig, Paola A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ergonomics; Minimally invasive surgery; Occupational strain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; GYNECOLOGIST; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PHYSICAL STRESS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; ROBOTICS; SURGEON; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL GLOVE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROBOTICS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84864407936     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2012.05.016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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