1196 smaller hands and less experience are associated with great ergonomic strain during endoscopic procedures

In this study we sought, for the first time, to quantitatively analyze ergonomic strain during live endoscopic procedures. We hypothesized that physician-specific factors such as hand size, experience level, specialty-type, and handedness would impact ergonomic performance.
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Oral abstracts Source Type: research