Ergonomic assessment of the posture of surgeons performing endoscopic transurethral resections in urology.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During transurethral endoscopic prostate and bladder operations the influence of an ergonomic redesign of the arrangement of the operation equipment - including the introduction of a video-assisted resection method ('monitor endoscopy') instead of directly viewing onto the operation area via the endoscope ('direct endoscopy') - was studied with respect to the postures of the surgeons.

Methods

Postures were analysed on the basis of video recordings of the surgeons performed in the operation theatre during live operations and subsequent visual posture estimation executed by an observer. In particular, head, trunk and arm positions were assigned to posture categories according to a newly developed posture classification schema. 10 urological operations with direct en

SUBMITTER: Luttmann A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2770550 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature