Ergonomics in medicine and surgery

BMJ. 2004 May 8;328(7448):1115-8. doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7448.1115.

Authors

Robert Stone¹, Rory McCloy

Affiliation

¹ Human Interface Technology Team, Department of Electronic, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Birmingham B15 2TT. r.j.stone@bham.ac.uk

Abstract

This review outlines some of the issues surrounding ergonomics that are relevant to medical and surgical practice and to health care in general

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Computer Simulation
Ergonomics*
General Surgery* / instrumentation
General Surgery* / trends
Medical Laboratory Science
Surgical Equipment
Surgical Instruments
Task Performance and Analysis