Ergonomics principles associated with laparoscopic surgeon injury/illness

Human Factors

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1087-1092

  Miller, Kristen ^a   Benden, Mark ^a   Pickens, Adam ^a   Shipp, Eva ^a   Zheng, Qi ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

assessment; fatigue; injury; operating room; surgeon

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT; BACK PAIN; BODY PARTS; ERGONOMIC INTERVENTION; ERGONOMICS PRINCIPLES; INJURY; LAPAROSCOPIC PROCEDURES; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGEONS; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MENTAL FATIGUE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PROBLEMS; NECK STIFFNESS; OCCUPATIONAL INJURY; RECOVERY TIME; SURGEON; SURVEY INSTRUMENTS;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; OPERATING ROOMS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; STIFFNESS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OPERATING ROOM;

ADULT; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OPERATING ROOMS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84870936337     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: 15478181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018720812451046     Document Type: Conference Paper

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