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Surgical Ergonomics

Surgical Ergonomics is a specialized branch of Healthcare Ergonomics that systematically applies ergonomic principles to the design of surgical environments, tools, and workflows in order to optimize surgeon performance, reduce musculoskeletal strain, and enhance patient safety during operative procedures.

278

Publications

13.3K

Citations

1.1K

Authors

499

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

119

Parents

Publications

278

Ergonomic problems associated with laparoscopic surgery

Ramón Berguer, D. L. Forkey, Warren D. Smith · Surgical Endoscopy · 1999 · 357 citations

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A comparison of surgeons' posture during laparoscopic and open surgical procedures

Ramón Berguer, George T. Rab, H. Abu-Ghaida et al. · Surgical Endoscopy · 1997 · 294 citations

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Surgery and Ergonomics

Ramón Berguer · Archives of Surgery · 1999 · 257 citations

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An ergonomic evaluation of surgeons’ axial skeletal and upper extremity movements during laparoscopic and open surgery

Ninh T. Nguyen, Hung S. Ho, Warren D. Smith et al. · The American Journal of Surgery · 2001 · 228 citations

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SPECIAL SECTION: Adapting to New Technology in the Operating Room

Richard I. Cook, David D. Woods · Human Factors The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society · 1996 · 227 citations

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Authors

1.1K

  1. MS
    M. Susan Hallbeck

    Mayo Clinic in Arizona, United States

    14 publications · 669 citations

    13

    h-index

  2. RB
    Ramón Berguer

    University of Michigan, United States

    12 publications · 1.8K citations

    12

    h-index

  3. RG
    Richard Goossens

    Delft University of Technology, Netherlands

    9 publications · 666 citations

    9

    h-index

  4. BR
    Bethany R. Lowndes

    Mayo Clinic in Arizona, United States

    9 publications · 468 citations

    9

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  5. MA
    M. A. van Veelen

    Delft University of Technology, Netherlands

    8 publications · 810 citations

    8

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Institutions

499

  1. Mayo Clinic in Arizona

    Scottsdale, United States

    15 h-index

    52 publications

    3.1K citations

  2. Delft University of Technology

    Delft, The Netherlands

    14 h-index

    42 publications

    3K citations

  3. Mayo Clinic in Florida

    Jacksonville, United States

    10 h-index

    35 publications

    2.5K citations

  4. University of Nebraska Medical Center

    Omaha, United States

    9 h-index

    22 publications

    1.1K citations

  5. University of Tübingen

    Tübingen, Germany

    8 h-index

    23 publications

    386 citations

  6. California State University, Sacramento

    Sacramento, United States

    8 h-index

    14 publications

    2.3K citations

  7. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    8 h-index

    27 publications

    2K citations

  8. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    7 h-index

    13 publications

    2.4K citations

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Venues

  1. Surgical Endoscopy

    47 publications · 3.7K citations

    33

    h-index

  2. Applied Ergonomics

    13 publications · 721 citations

    12

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  3. Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies

    12 publications · 440 citations

    12

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  4. PubMed

    Repository · 10 publications · 289 citations

    10

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  5. The Laryngoscope

    9 publications · 400 citations

    9

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