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ErgoPART: A Computerized Observational Tool to Quantify Postural Loading in Real-Time During Surgery
- Source :
- IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors. 5:23-38
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2016.
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Abstract
- OCCUPATIONAL APPLICATIONS Ergonomics postural assessment in real-time (ErgoPART) is a new job analysis tool designed to systematically characterize the postural demands of performing surgery. Tasks, equipment, and procedures that require ergonomic intervention can be identified. ErgoPART can also be used to quantify the benefits of ergonomic interventions that reduce the frequency and duration of non-neutral postures. Preliminary tests, conducted in the context of vaginal surgery, indicate that the tool is easy to learn and may allow broad categories of neck, shoulder, and trunk postures to be coded reliably. ErgoPART is freely available for use.TECHNICAL ABSTRACT Background: Little quantitative information exists regarding the postural demands placed on surgeons in the operating room. One reason for this is the lack of minimally invasive tools available to characterize the duration and frequency of non-neutral postures during surgery. Purpose: The objective of this study was to develop an ergonomics job ...
- Subjects :
- Engineering
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
05 social sciences
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Human factors and ergonomics
Human Factors and Ergonomics
Context (language use)
030210 environmental & occupational health
Trunk
Ergonomic interventions
Surgery
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Job analysis
Physical therapy
medicine
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Observational study
Duration (project management)
business
Vaginal surgery
050107 human factors
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 24725846 and 24725838
- Volume :
- 5
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........f3fa51f176e1dffe45b777e1eadba81a