Improvements to the reliability and safety of medical devices are vital for healthcare systems.
It is necessary to consider the user experience (UX) of patients and healthcare professionals …

Background Ergonomics, as defined by the optimization of one's physical environment to
enhance work performance, is an important consideration in surgery. While there have been …

Importance Despite rapid adoption of the robotic platform for inguinal hernia repair in the
US, to date, no level I trials have ever compared robotic inguinal hernia repair to …

Objective Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are prevalent among surgeons
and may result in practice modification. We aimed to perform a comprehensive review of the …

Recent literature has demonstrated ergonomic risk to surgeons in the operating room. One
method used in other industries to mitigate these ergonomic risks is the incorporation of …

The objective of this study was to reveal RULA method applications in terms of the
knowledge, country, year and journal categories. The search was performed using the “Web …

Background Many surgeons experience work-related pain and musculoskeletal symptoms;
however, comprehensive reporting of surgeon ailments is lacking in the literature. We …

Surgeons are highly exposed to work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). The
objective of this review was to summarize the WMSD prevalence by body area with and …

Background It is assumed that conventional laparoscopy (LAP) and robotic-assisted
laparoscopic surgery (RALS) differ in terms of the surgeon's comfort. This study compared …

Background The introduction of robotic technology has revolutionized radical prostatectomy
surgery. However, the potential benefits of robotic techniques may have trade-offs in …