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 Rapid Upper Limb Assessment and Rapid Entire Body Assessment scores calculated from the software and visual analysis, 3) changes in pain data after review of the SOTER Task ergonomic outputs. The feasibility of using the system in the OR will also be assessed for open and laparoscopic surgery. The study team will collect data, perform assessments, collect information from self-proctored surveys, and video record surgeon activities in the operating room on 20 surgeons. The video recordings will take measurements to assess risk factors for work-related musculoskeletal disorders. Following the fifth surgical case, the study team complete an education intervention by reviewing measurements established in the video recordings and supply a brief presentation on Ergonomics for Surgeons. A summary of observed body positioning for each subject is provided. Post intervention, five additional surgical cases will be observed in the manner of the previous cases to identify change in ergonomic risk.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
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.
UF Health at Shands Hospital
Gainesville, Florida, United States
UF Health Shands Hospital at the University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, United States
Determine Ergonomic Risk Through Video-based Analysis calculated by an artificial intelligence software and evaluator assessment of Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) and Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA)
determine the ergonomic risk experienced by surgical attendings and residents during open and laparoscopic surgery measured through video-based analysis of
Time frame: 1 year
Change in Ergonomic Risk After Reviewing Video Capture and Risk Data
determine if there is any change in ergonomic risk after reviewing video capture and risk data collated through artificial intelligence algorithms
Time frame: 1 year
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Enrollment
30