2022
The Medical Community’s Evolving Focus on Physician and Surgeon Pregnancy: Thematic Trends From a Scoping Review
Hanchuk S, Casilla-Lennon M, Zheng S, Kim DD, Press B, Nguyen JV, Grimshaw A, Leapman MS, Rickey LM, Cavallo JA. The Medical Community’s Evolving Focus on Physician and Surgeon Pregnancy: Thematic Trends From a Scoping Review. Academic Medicine 2022, 97: 1071-1078. PMID: 35171119, PMCID: PMC9247020, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000004629.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysician pregnancyMulti-institutional prospective observational studyDefinitive evidence-based recommendationsMaternal-fetal health outcomesProspective observational studyImpact of pregnancyEvidence-based recommendationsFull-text reviewOvid EmbaseCochrane LibraryPhysician specialtyObservational studyOvid MEDLINEInclusion criteriaStudy populationPregnancyHealth outcomesPhysiciansCommunity studySurgical specialtiesGoogle ScholarWork productivityWomen physiciansScoping ReviewPublication year
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 ResearchConceptsRobot-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
2016
Ergonomic analysis of primary and assistant surgical roles
Zihni AM, Cavallo JA, Ray S, Ohu I, Cho S, Awad MM. Ergonomic analysis of primary and assistant surgical roles. Journal Of Surgical Research 2016, 203: 301-305. PMID: 27363636, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2016.03.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaparoscopic surgeryMuscle groupsOperating surgeonSurgical roleMuscle activationMaximal voluntary contractionErgonomic stressSurgical assistantUnpaired t-testPrimary operating surgeonBilateral bicepsPrimary surgeryTrapezius muscleVoluntary contractionRight bicepsSurgeryMVC valuesAverage muscle activationElectromyography dataSurface electromyographySurgeonsSurgical assistingT-testErgonomic differencesBiceps