TY - GEN
T1 - Postural stress experienced by vaginal surgeons
AU - Zhu, Xinhui
AU - Yurteri-Kaplan, Ladin A.
AU - Gutman, Robert E.
AU - Sokol, Andrew I.
AU - Iglesia, Cheryl B.
AU - Park, Amy J.
AU - Paquet, Victor
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright 2014 Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Increasing attention has been drawn to the prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among surgeons in various medical specialties; however, the risk of work-related MSDs among gynecologic surgeons has not received much attention. This study aimed to investigate the postural load among gynecologic surgeons for various surgical tasks during vaginal surgery. The frequency and percentage of duration of awkward upper body postures experienced by vaginal surgeons during eleven different vaginal surgical tasks observed during thirteen surgeries were collected using a new observational ergonomic job analysis tool, Ergonomic Posture Assessment in Real Time (ErgoPART). Results indicate that the postural loading is high for many surgical tasks but that the frequency and duration of awkward neck, shoulder, and trunk postures is variable across tasks. Surgeons' postural load was significantly higher for the transvaginal hysterectomy compared to others. This task, in particular, is a candidate for ergonomics interventions designed to reduce postural stress.
AB - Increasing attention has been drawn to the prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among surgeons in various medical specialties; however, the risk of work-related MSDs among gynecologic surgeons has not received much attention. This study aimed to investigate the postural load among gynecologic surgeons for various surgical tasks during vaginal surgery. The frequency and percentage of duration of awkward upper body postures experienced by vaginal surgeons during eleven different vaginal surgical tasks observed during thirteen surgeries were collected using a new observational ergonomic job analysis tool, Ergonomic Posture Assessment in Real Time (ErgoPART). Results indicate that the postural loading is high for many surgical tasks but that the frequency and duration of awkward neck, shoulder, and trunk postures is variable across tasks. Surgeons' postural load was significantly higher for the transvaginal hysterectomy compared to others. This task, in particular, is a candidate for ergonomics interventions designed to reduce postural stress.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84957639013
U2 - 10.1177/1541931214581139
DO - 10.1177/1541931214581139
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84957639013
T3 - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
SP - 763
EP - 767
BT - 2014 International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2014
PB - Human Factors an Ergonomics Society Inc.
T2 - 58th International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2014
Y2 - 27 October 2014 through 31 October 2014
ER -