Evaluation and Modification of Surgeon Ergonomics in the Operation Room Using Artificial Intelligence Analytics

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · Aug 27, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This study is exploring how surgeons’ movements and posture in the operating room may contribute to work-related musculoskeletal pain or disorders. Researchers will use video recordings and computer analysis to measure ergonomic risk (how risky the body positions and movements are) during open and laparoscopic general surgery cases. They want to see if fatigue plays a role and whether a short education session after reviewing the video data can help reduce this risk. Each participating surgeon will be observed across five cases, then receive an educational review, and then be observed for five more cases to see if the risk changes over time. The study is being done at UF Health in Gainesville, Florida, and aims to involve about 20–30 surgeons over up to a year or more.

Eligible participants are adult surgeons (ages 18–99) who perform general surgery cases in the Acute Care Surgery OR and are willing to be filmed during the procedures. People are not eligible if the attending or resident does not sign informed consent to be recorded, or if filming could interfere with the surgery. If you join, you’ll undergo video-based risk assessments during 10 surgeries (before and after an educational session) and may complete brief surveys about your experience. The main goal is to see whether the educational feedback changes ergonomic risk, with results expected within about a year and final completion projected in late 2026. The study uses a non-drug, non-device approach and is not FDA-regulated.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • • Any general surgery operative case by a surgeon from the Division of Acute Care Surgery. These cases will be conducted in what has been designated as the "Acute Care Surgery OR" for the day.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Any operative case in which the surgical attending or resident has not signed informed consent to record this individual during the case.
• • Any operative case that the surgical attending feels is inappropriate for video recording or when filming could interfere with surgical procedures