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01-10-2003 | Letter to the editor

Laparoscopic surgery and ergonomics: It’s time to think of ourselves as well

Authors: A. Vereczkel, H. Bubb, H. Feussner

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 10/2003

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Laparoscopic surgery has brought many benefits to patients. The reduction of pain, the shorter recovery time and hospital stay, and the earlier restitution of normal physiological markers have been proven objectively in many well-designed clinical studies. It has also been clear from the beginning, and has been investigated thoroughly ever since that time, that minimally invasive techniques can also cause harm to patients if they are applied indiscriminately [6]. However, the fact that laparoscopic surgery can also harm laparoscopic surgeons was only recognized somewhat later, and this phenomenon is now being investigated worldwide. …

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Title: Laparoscopic surgery and ergonomics: It’s time to think of ourselves as well
Authors: A. Vereczkel
H. Bubb
H. Feussner
Publication date: 01-10-2003
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 10/2003
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-003-9020-1

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