Redefining surgical ergonomics: a systematic review of ergonomic outcomes in robotic urological surgery
Benjamin Cook, Nikhil Vasdev, Angus Luk, Prokar Dasgupta · 2025
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Benjamin Cook and co-authors review what robot surgery does to urologists' bodies, in a 2025 paper. Surgeons in this field report heavy rates of muscle and joint pain from their work. Following standard review methods, the team gathered twenty-two studies comparing robot-assisted operating with open, keyhole, and scope-based surgery on comfort and strain.
Robots came out ahead overall: better posture scores, lighter muscle load, and happier survey answers. Still, neck and back pain persist, and long cases lock joints into poor positions under every method. The authors push for better setups and habits, since a longer surgical career should not cost the surgeon their spine.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Benjamin Cook, Nikhil Vasdev, Angus Luk, Prokar Dasgupta |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 49 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |