Society of Surgical Ergonomics
@SocSurgErgo
Multidisciplinary society leading scientific dialogue, education, and innovation within the field of surgical ergonomics
Registration is open for #SSE2025 Join us virtually on September 26th to talk about how to use innovation to improve ergonomics in the OR & learn how to make your work safer! 🔗 events.zoom.us/ev/Aqa8Xt76WX8…
Cognitive & organizational ergonomics are as critical as physical See👇by our members “Work environments that fail to adequately consider and support cognitive ergonomics can negatively impact the entire surgical team”
Sharper Minds, Safer Surgeries: Understanding the Importance of Cognitive Ergonomics – A Perspective Piece from @SocSurgErgo ! 🔪 @BrenessaL @herbchen @pferrada1 @PipeCabreraV @CiruAndes2 @SWexner @TomVargheseJr @sminaev2015 @gogo_gopss Link: americanjournalofsurgery.com/article/S0002-…
New data on pain & burnout in OR teams in @AmJSurgery by @chrouserMD Among all team members 😣62% pain from surgery 😖31% pain from 💻work 😞42% burnout - correlated with pain ⚡️ Better ergonomics could help with this! linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S…
🚨 Excited to announce the launch of the ERGO-T Initiative 🚨 Surgical safety checklists transformed perioperative care. Why not apply the same rigor to prevent surgeon injury and burnout? 🧵⬇️
Complete study finally got published in the @AmJSurgery - Intraop microbreaks with targeted msl stretch & structured focussed exercise regimen showed signif benefits. U probably need to do it over long term to experience subjective improvement. Do read americanjournalofsurgery.com/article/S0002-…
Dr. Rathee presents ergonomic data on surgeons performing thyroid surgery Massive differences in muscle activation at different time points during surgery #SSE2024
Which tools in the OR have you used that were not the best fit? Don't miss out on Episode 11 of the Surgical Ergonomics Podcast, where Dr. Sarah Temkin shares her experience interviewing female surgeons for her film "1001 Cuts". surgicalergonomics.com
Few people understand the ramifications of a surgeon’s surgical life expectancy. We don’t start working until our 30s. And most of us can’t operate much past 65. There are a lot of fabulous surgeons here on X—many still early in their careers. I’m firmly mid-career anymore.…
Good ergonomics matter for endoscopy 67% endoscopists report pain ⚡️Neck/upper back, Thumb, Wrist/hand Treatments are needed: PT, oral meds and steroids injections More from this Spanish survey: reed.es/ArticuloFicha.…
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Proper posture and movement during laparoscopic surgery are key to minimizing pain and injuries. Created by Dr. Nisha Narula and her medical students: Sneha Gandhi, Monika Weglarz, Sruthi Kunamneni, Shivani Srivastava and Riya Sutariya, at Rutgers NJMS."
Have you ever struggled with stiff OR lights or a heavy surgical headlamp? In Episode 10 of the Surgical Ergonomic Podcast, Dr. Joshua Mezrich talks about the ergonomics of OR lights, and shares his journey about the creation of the MEZLIGHT.
#BAUS25 @ajha0204 presenting @BAUSurology national survey findings on ergonomics & work-related injury🤕 ▶️1 in 4 urologists felt poor ergonomics adversely affected surgical performance in >50% cases ▶️10% postponed/cancelled surgery ▶️14% reduced work/retired early
It almost seems like I herniate every intervertebral disc I have trying to move these things. There has GOT to be a better design for the “elbow” OR light. Moving them is often more difficult than the operation! @Caltech? Anyone?
AI-based software shows that OR nurses and scrub techs are also prone to high rates of work-related MSK injury and can benefit from coaching. learn more at surgicalergonomics.com/coaching/
Robotic vs laparoscopic surgery to better ergonomics for surgeons 💪 different muscle groups activated: deltoid, triceps, biceps & wrist for lap vs. lower back, trapezius & fingers for robot 🤖 reduces surgeon fatigue Check out review at 🔗 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40448883/
Have you had a chance to listen to Episode 8 of the Surgical Ergonomics podcast? "Why massage therapy is an important part of the surgical ergonomics toolbox with Ms. Shari Stevens", now available to 🎧 to on all your favorite platforms or here at: lnkd.in/gPKSPZmb
📢 Episode 8 of the Surgical Ergonomics podcast "Why massage therapy is an important part of the surgical ergonomics toolbox with Ms. Shari Stevens is now available to 🎧 to on all your favorite platforms or here at: lnkd.in/gPKSPZmb
Robotic assisted surgery reduces ergonomic risk during minimally invasive inguinal hernia repair: the VOLTAIRE trial 🔪 @BrenessaL @herbchen @pferrada1 @PipeCabreraV @CiruAndes2 @SWexner @TomVargheseJr @sminaev2015 @SocSurgErgo @gogo_gopss Link: americanjournalofsurgery.com/article/S0002-…
ErgoEd: a Pre-post Trial Investigating the Effect of Ergonomic Education on Laparoscopic Surgeons’ Ergonomic Risk Scores🔪 @BrenessaL @herbchen @pferrada1 @PipeCabreraV @CiruAndes2 @SWexner @TomVargheseJr @sminaev2015 @Carmensolcar @gogo_gopss Link: americanjournalofsurgery.com/article/S0002-…
Sneak peek of the upcoming episodes of the Surgical Ergonomics podcast! @SocSurgErgo @GeetaLalMD @SocSurgOnc @AmCollSurgeons @urogabe @STS_CTsurgery @HFES @drskyind