Patient and physician positioning during anterior skull base surgery impacts physician ergonomics

CONCLUSION: This simulation raises awareness of risk of musculoskeletal injury in anterior skull base surgery and highlights that certain positional behaviours are better for reducing injury risk than others. Two screens should be considered when performing a two-surgeon, four-hand anterior skull base surgery and surgeons should consider applying this to their own ergonomic environment in theatre.PMID:35642420 | DOI:10.1080/02688697.2022.2078477
Source: Pain Physician - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Source Type: research