Demands of surgical teams in robotic-assisted surgery : An assessment of intraoperative workload within different surgical specialties

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BACKGROUND: Current approaches to assessing workload in robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) focus on surgeons and lack real-world data. Understanding how workload varies by role and specialty aids in identifying effective ways to optimize workload.

METHODS: SURG-TLX surveys with six domains of workload were administered to surgical staff at three sites. Staff reported workload perceptions for each domain on a 20-point Likert scale, and aggregate scores were determined per participant.

RESULTS: 188 questionnaires were obtained across 90 RAS procedures. Significantly higher aggregate scores were reported for gynecology (Mdn ​= ​30.00) (p ​= ​0.034) and urology (Mdn ​= ​36.50) (p ​= ​0.006) than for general (Mdn ​= ​25.00). Surgeons reported significantly higher scores for task complexity (Mdn ​= ​8.00) than both technicians (Mdn ​= ​5.00) (p ​= ​0.007), and nurses (Mdn ​= ​5.00).

CONCLUSIONS: Staff reported significantly higher workload during urology and gynecology procedures, and experienced significant differences in domain workload by role and specialty, elucidating the need for tailored workload interventions.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:226

Enthalten in:

American journal of surgery - 226(2023), 3 vom: 10. Sept., Seite 365-370

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zamudio, Jennifer [VerfasserIn]
Woodward, Jeffrey [VerfasserIn]
Kanji, Falisha F [VerfasserIn]
Anger, Jennifer T [VerfasserIn]
Catchpole, Ken [VerfasserIn]
Cohen, Tara N [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cognitive ergonomics
Journal Article
NASA-TLX
Robotic-assisted surgery
Workload

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Date Completed 11.09.2023

Date Revised 11.09.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.06.010

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM358319463