University of Florida
The study is working to identify actions of surgeons in the operating room that can contribute to work-related musculoskeletal disorders. This includes poor positioning and time spent in poor positioning while working in the operating room. The study is also looking to determine if fatigue plays a role in work-related musculoskeletal disorders and whether an education intervention will change ergonomic risk.
The study is working to identify actions of surgeons in the operating room that can contribute to work-related musculoskeletal disorders. This includes poor positioning and time spent in poor positioning while working in the operating room. The study is also looking to determine if fatigue plays a role in work-related musculoskeletal disorders. Employing within-subject pre-post design to assess 1) patterns of aggregate risk data from video analysis in the OR for resident and attending surgeons over time and for different types of surgical tasks, 2) concurrent reliability assessment of the Rap…
Inclusion Criteria: • Any general surgery operative case by a surgeon from the Division of Acute Care Surgery. These cases will be conducted in what has been designated as the "Acute Care Surgery OR" for the day. Exclusion Criteria: * Any operative case in which the surgical attending or resident has not signed informed consent to record this individual during the case. * Any operative case that the surgical attending feels is inappropriate for video recording or when filming could interfere with surgical procedures
During an individual meeting with participant, a brief presentation will be supplied for review.
Participant will view a video of their movements with a visual guideline highlighting high-risk angles and movements.
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