Measuring Ergonomic Risk in Operating Surgeons by Using Wearable Technology

Andrew J Meltzer; M Susan Hallbeck; Melissa M Morrow; Bethany R Lowndes; Victor J Davila; William M Stone; Samuel R Money

doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2019.6384

Measuring Ergonomic Risk in Operating Surgeons by Using Wearable Technology

JAMA Surg. 2020 May 1;155(5):444-446. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2019.6384.

Authors

Andrew J Meltzer¹, M Susan Hallbeck^{2

3

4}, Melissa M Morrow^{2

3}, Bethany R Lowndes^{2

3

5}, Victor J Davila¹, William M Stone¹, Samuel R Money¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona.
² Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
³ Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
⁴ Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
⁵ Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha.

Abstract

This case series study examines the ergonomic risk of surgery using wearable sensor inertial measurement units to monitor the ergonomics of surgeons at work.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Ergonomics*
Female
General Surgery*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Occupational Health / statistics & numerical data*
Risk Assessment / methods*
Wearable Electronic Devices*