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Retzius-Sparing Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy
Published on: May 19, 2022
Ergonomic risk assessment of surgeon's position during radical prostatectomy: Laparoscopic versus robotic approach
Marcel Calegari Hayashi1, Almir J Sarri1, Pâmella Arielle Sandrin Veitas Pereira1
1Programa de Pós-Graduação em Oncologia (PPGO), Fundação Pio XII, Hospital de Câncer de Barretos, Barretos, Brazil.
Background And Objectives:
Radical prostatectomy (RP) is a definitive surgical therapy for localized prostate cancer. Evidence suggests that the poor ergonomics of surgeons during RP may lead to work-related musculoskeletal disorders and loss of productivity. Since each surgery modality has its physical demands, we compared the ergonomic risk between laparoscopic (LRP) and robotic-assisted (RARP) radical prostatectomy.
Methods:
The study assessed the posture of 10 urological surgeons during LRP and RARP surgeries with the Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) scale.
Results:
We found that the RARP approach resulted in lower REBA scores over the LRP procedure.
Conclusions:
Robotic surgery improves body posture for the urological surgeon like in other medical specialties. However, the surgeons display harmful postures in both surgeries.
