2018
Ergonomic analysis of laparoscopic and robotic surgical task performance at various experience levels
Zárate Rodriguez JG, Zihni AM, Ohu I, Cavallo JA, Ray S, Cho S, Awad MM. Ergonomic analysis of laparoscopic and robotic surgical task performance at various experience levels. Surgical Endoscopy 2018, 33: 1938-1943. PMID: 30350099, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-018-6478-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsClinical CompetenceElectromyographyErgonomicsHumansLaparoscopyMuscle ContractionMuscle, SkeletalRobotic Surgical ProceduresStress, PhysiologicalSurgeonsConceptsRobot-assisted laparoscopic surgeryTraditional laparoscopicTrapezius muscleLaparoscopic surgeryMuscle activationLaparoscopic surgeonsMuscle groupsSurface electromyographyMost muscle groupsTrapezius muscle activationMaximum voluntary contractionHigher muscle activationUnpaired t-testLaparoscopic Surgery (FLS) tasksBilateral bicepsPatient outcomesVoluntary contractionMuscle strainOperating surgeonRandomized orderErgonomic disadvantagesSubjective benefitSurgical task performanceSurgerySurgeons
2017
Comparison of precision and speed in laparoscopic and robot-assisted surgical task performance
Zihni A, Gerull WD, Cavallo JA, Ge T, Ray S, Chiu J, Brunt LM, Awad MM. Comparison of precision and speed in laparoscopic and robot-assisted surgical task performance. Journal Of Surgical Research 2017, 223: 29-33. PMID: 29433882, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2017.07.037.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Transfer and priming of surgical skills across minimally invasive surgical platforms
Zihni A, Ge T, Ray S, Wang R, Liang Z, Cavallo JA, Awad MM. Transfer and priming of surgical skills across minimally invasive surgical platforms. Journal Of Surgical Research 2016, 206: 48-52. PMID: 27916374, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2016.06.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical CompetenceHumansLaparoscopyLearning CurveMissouriPilot ProjectsRobotic Surgical ProceduresTask Performance and Analysis
2014
FLS tasks can be used as an ergonomic discriminator between laparoscopic and robotic surgery
Zihni AM, Ohu I, Cavallo JA, Ousley J, Cho S, Awad MM. FLS tasks can be used as an ergonomic discriminator between laparoscopic and robotic surgery. Surgical Endoscopy 2014, 28: 2459-2465. PMID: 24619332, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-014-3497-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceElectromyographyErgonomicsHumansLaparoscopyMuscle ContractionMuscle, SkeletalPilot ProjectsRobotic Surgical ProceduresUpper ExtremityConceptsMean muscle activationMaximum voluntary contractionMuscle activationBilateral bicepsRobotic surgeryTrapezius muscleSurface electromyographyMuscle groupsPeg transferNormalized muscle activationErgonomic differencesRight trapezius muscleSurgical platformFLS tasksRight deltoid muscleFLS peg transferLaparoscopic Surgery (FLS) tasksRobotic surgical platformLaparoscopic peg transferDeltoid muscleVoluntary contractionIntracorporeal suturing taskRight bicepsLaparoscopicMVC values