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An ergonomic analysis of the effects of camera rotation on laparoscopic performance
Anthony G Gallagher1, Musallam Al-Akash, Neal E Seymour
1National Surgical Training Centre, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123, St. Stephens Green, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Background:
Minimal access surgery is associated with increased risk of complications, particularly early in a surgeon's laparoscopic career. This is mostly due to loss of depth cues, degraded tactile feedback from surgical instrument, and the "fulcrum effect". Degraded and restricted image on the monitor makes camera orientation very important. The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of camera rotation on laparoscopic performance.
Methods:
In two separate studies 100 laparoscopic novices and 7 experienced laparoscopic surgeons ([300 laparoscopic procedures) were asked to perform a simple laparoscopic cutting task and tie intracorporeal square-knots (respectively) under 0, 15, 45, 90, and 180 camera rotation.
Results:
In study 1 camera rotation significantly degraded performance of laparoscopic novices (p\0.00001) and also increased their error rate (p\0.00001). In study 2 camera rotation significantly increased the length of time it took surgeons to tie an intracorporeal square-knot (p\0.00001) and the number of errors made (p\0.0001).
Conclusions:
Unintentional camera rotation during surgery should be avoided to eliminate one potential source for errors.
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