Effect of whole-day work on surgical performance during simulated laparoscopic surgery: study protocol for a controlled cross over laboratory trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Laparoscopy has become a fundamental aspect of surgery, presenting new challenges such as fatigue, encompassing both muscular and cognitive components. Given its potential to affect surgical precision and create difficulties for the surgeon, it is crucial to study the mechanisms of fatigue for patient safety and the well-being of surgeons. This study aims to demonstrate the influence of general fatigue on surgeons' performance, incorporating assessments of movement quality through balance, kinematics, and muscle activation, as well as perceived workload. Additionally, the study seeks to evaluate how surgeons' experience may affect fatigue outcomes.

Methods and analysis

A controlled cross-over laboratory trial involving 29 residents and surgeons from the obstetri

SUBMITTER: Sevestre A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11602330 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature