Trial reportSurgical endoscopy2017
"Alarm-corrected" ergonomic armrest use could improve learning curves of novices on robotic simulator.
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- Technology-enhanced training in basic robotic surgical skills: a systematic review.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Redefining surgical ergonomics: a systematic review of ergonomic outcomes in robotic urological surgery.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Expert consensus on best content of a robotic surgical curriculum: a systematic review.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Pooled it
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- Remote teaching system for robotic surgery and its validation: results of a randomized controlled study.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Trial
- Physical and mental health impairments experienced by operating surgeons and camera-holder assistants during laparoscopic surgery: a cross-sectional survey.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Interventions to improve ergonomics in the operating theatre: A systematic review of ergonomics training and intra-operative microbreaks.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2020Review
- Stretching and Strength Training to Improve Postural Ergonomics and Endurance in the Operating Room.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2020Article
- Study protocol - Interventions to reduce musculoskeletal occupational injury in surgeons and interventionalists: A systematic review.International journal of surgery protocols · 2019Article
- Analysis of the posture pattern during robotic simulator tasks using an optical motion capture system.Surgical endoscopy · 2018Article
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundIn robotic surgery, the professional ergonomic habit of using an armrest reduces operator fatigue and increases the precision of motion. We designed and validated a pressure surveillance system (PSS) based on force sensors to investigate armrest use. The objective was to evaluate whether adding an alarm to the PSS system could shorten ergonomic training and improve performance. STUDY
designTwenty robot and simulator-naïve participants were recruited and randomized in two groups (A and B). The PSS was installed on a robotic simulator, the dV-Trainer, to detect contact with the armrest. The Group A members completed three tasks on the dV-Trainer without the alarm, making 15 attempts at each task. The Group B members practiced the first two tasks with the alarm and then completed the final tasks without the alarm. The simulator provided an overall score reflecting the trainees' performance. We used the new concept of an "armrest load" score to describe the ergonomic habit of using the armrest.
resultsGroup B had a significantly higher performance score (p < 0.001) and armrest load score (p < 0.001) than Group A from the fifth attempt of the first task to the end of the experiment.
conclusionsBased on the conditioned reflex effect, the alarm associated with the PSS rectified ergonomic errors and accelerated professional ergonomic habit acquisition. The combination of the PSS and alarm is effective in significantly shortening the learning curve in the robotic training process.
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