Open AccessCan Armrests Improve Comfort and Task Performance in Laparoscopic Surgery?
Author(s) -
Raffaele Galleano,
Fiona Carter,
Stuart I. Brown,
Timothy Frank,
A. Cuschieri
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/01.sla.0000201481.08336.dc
Subject(s) - medicine , task (project management) , laparoscopic surgery , shoulders , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , laparoscopy , surgery , management , economics
The study sought to determine whether the support provided by armrests influenced task quality, task efficiency, and surgeon comfort during laparoscopic surgery.
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