Workload Assessment of Surgeons: Correlation Between Nasa Tlx and Blinks
Bin Zheng, MD PhD, Xianta Jiang, Msc, Geoffery Tien, Msc, Adam Meneghetti, MD, Neely Panton, MD, Stella Atkins, PhD. University of British Columbia Objective: Blinks are known as an indicator of visual attention and stresses. When an operator is overloaded, he will tend to blink less, and quickly. In this study, surgeons’ mental workloads… Continue Reading
Universal Multifunctional Hd Video System for Minimally Invasive, Open and Micro Surgery
Nicholas N Nissen, MD, Vijay Menon, MD, James Williams, BA, Steven D Colquhoun, MD, George Berci, MD. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA Introduction: Laparoscopy provides an important tool in the management of abdominal pathology, both as a method of staging prior to laparotomy and, increasingly, as a method of tumor removal. Some of… Continue Reading
Transaxillary Endoscopic Thyroid Lobectomy Using the Spider Surgical System
Barnard J Palmer, MD, Bernadette U Laxa, MD, William B Inabnet, MD. Mount Sinai School of Medicine Transaxillary endoscopic thyroidectomy has been used more widely in recent years as technology advances. However, with monetary and time restraints of robotic use and difficulties with techniques of insufflation in a closed subcutaneous space, we utilize an… Continue Reading
Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy in the Prone Position
Hidehito Shibasaki, MD PhD, Takahiro Kinoshita, MD PhD, Akira Ogata, MD PhD, Masaru Miyazaki, Prof. Matsudo City Hospital, Department of Surgery Thoracoscopic esophagectomy performed with the patient in the left lateral position has been occasionally reported since the 1990s, but it has not been established as a standard procedure. This may be because the… Continue Reading
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The New Fexible Trocar for Single Port Surgery
M. Yamagata, title, M. Matsuda, title, S. Hayashi, title, K. Hagiwara, MD, T. Takayama, PhD. Department of digestive surgery,Nihon Universuty SPG spreads explosively now. However, maximal problem is in single port surgery that all of the operation is performed from an isologues direction and operative degree of difficulty increase with distance between navel and… Continue Reading
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Surgeons’ Estimated Standard Metabolic Equivalent, a Pilot Study.
Miroslaw Szura, MD PhD, Jan M Krzak, MD, Poul Bak Thorsen. IST DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SURGERY JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY, KRAKOW,POLAND & SYGEHUS LILLEBAELT KOLDING DENMARK INTRODUCTION: To estimate surgeons’ estimated standard metabolic equivalent (MET) in a pilot study from established METs.From 70 observations including skiing, running, bicycling, consultations in outpatient clinic, cholecystectomy, endoscopy, and endoscopic… Continue Reading
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Sterilisation and Disinfection Acceptation Test of Reusable Single Port and Miniport Laparoscopic Instruments
D A Van Dam, MD, S Beeksma, W J Meijerink, MD PhD. VU University Medical Centre Amsterdam Objective: to determine if newly designed reusable laparoscopic HiQ LS (Olympus, Hamburg Germany) for single port surgery and AdTech®mini (BBraun, Melsungen Germany) miniport instruments meet the disinfections and sterilisation standards used in the VU university medical centre,… Continue Reading
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Single Port Access (SPA) Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Versus Three-port Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: a Prospective Randomized Study
Raymund Andrew G Ong, MD FPCS FPALES, Winston S Vequilla, MD DPBS. Department of Surgery, FEU-NRMF Medical Center, Philippines Objectives: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has replaced open cholecystectomy as the standard procedure for gallbladder removal whenever possible. Recent developments regarding laparoscopic cholecystectomy have been directed toward reducing the size or number of ports to achieve the… Continue Reading
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Review of Surgical Ergonomics Research Associated With Minimally Invasive Surgery
Donald R Peterson, PhD, Tarek Tantawy, BS, Drew R Seils, BS, Angela S Kueck, MD, M Kurt E Roberts, MD. University of Connecticut Health Center, Yale University INTRODUCTION: The widespread acceptance of minimally invasive surgical procedures has led to an increase in its popularity and demand. The growing number of surgical procedures performed coupled… Continue Reading
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Radiofrequency Energy Coupling to Common Laparoscopic Instruments: Beware of the Camera Tip
Edward L Jones, MD, Thomas N Robinson, MD, Paul N Montero, MD, Henry R Govekar, MD, Greg V Stiegmann. University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO INTRODUCTION: Radiofrequency energy delivered by the monopolar “bovie” is used in virtually every laparoscopic operation. Electromagnetic coupling can occur between the active electrode and conductive laparoscopic instruments… Continue Reading
Magnetically Anchored Camera and Percutaneous Instruments Maintain Triangulation and Improve Cosmesis Compared to Single-site and Conventional Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Nabeel A Arain, MD MBA, Luisangel Rondon, MD, Deborah C Hogg, BS, Jeffrey A Cadeddu, MD, Richard Bergs, MS, Raul Fernandez, PhD, Daniel J Scott, MD. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (Departments of Surgery and Urology), University of Texas at Arlington (Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center) Introduction: The purpose of this study… Continue Reading
First Case Series of Microlaparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Maintaining Ergonomics and Laparoscopic Prinicples of Triangulation While Reducing Scars
Emma J Patterson, MD, Jamie Laut, MEd. Oregon Weight Loss Surgery LLC, Portland OR; Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center, Portland OR; Wilshire Surgery Center, Portland OR INTRODUCTIONMany recent potential advances such as single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) require additional (often disposable) devices or for the surgeon to employ a less ergonomic approach. Microlaparoscopic Adjustable… Continue Reading
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Evolution of Hepatic Endo-retractors in Incision Reduction Anti-reflux Surgery
Fausto J Dávila, MD, Daniel Tsin, MD, Guillermo Domínguez, MD, Martha R Dávila, MD, Jose Lemus, MD, Ramiro Jesus, MD. Hosp Regional de Poza Rica, Ver. Mex. Mount Sinai Hospital Queens, NY .USA Fundación Hospitalaria. Buenos Aires. Arg. Hosp Gral Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez.DF, Mex. Hosp Reg Zona PEMEX. Poza Rica, Ver Mex Universidad Nacional… Continue Reading
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Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (esd) Using Space Making Balloons and Magnetically Coupled Instruments- the Next Frontier
Rohan A Joseph, MD, Calvin L Lyons, MD, Barbara L Bass, MD, Brian J Dunkin, MD. Department of Surgery, The Methodist Hospital and Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation and Education (MITIE) Introduction: Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD) is one of the most challenging procedures to perform endoluminally. Currently used devices have ergonomic challenges that prolong… Continue Reading
Development of the Hypereye Medical System for Endoscopic Surgery
Michiya Kobayashi, MD PhD, Takayuki Sato, MD PhD, Takeki Sugimoto, MD PhD, Ken Okamoto, MD PhD, Ken Dabanaka, MD, Tsutomu Namikawa, MD PhD, Takehiro Okabayashi, MD PhD, Kazuhiro Hanazaki, MD PhD. Department of Human Health and Medical Sciences, Hospital Administration Section, Department of Cardiovascular Control, and Department of Surgery, Kochi Medical School INTRODUCTIONWe developed… Continue Reading
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