Effect of structured training in improving the ergonomic stress in laparoscopic surgery among general surgery residents

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Effect of structured training in improving the ergonomic stress in laparoscopic surgery among general surgery residents Washim Firoz Khan1 · Asuri Krishna1 · Atanu Roy2 · Om Prakash1 · Ashok Kumar Jaryal2 · Kishore K. Deepak2 · Hemanga Bhattacharjee1 · Vishnubhatla Sreenivas3 · Virinder Kumar Bansal1  Received: 20 May 2020 / Accepted: 25 August 2020 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2020

Abstract Background  Minimal access surgery has fast become the standard of care for many operative procedures, but is associated with lot of ergonomic stress to the surgeons performing these procedures, which may result in reduction in surgeon’s performance and work capacity. In this study, we evaluated the impact of structured training program in improving the ergonomic stress in trainee laparoscopic surgeons. Methods  Laparoscopic surgeons were divided in 2 groups: trainee surgeons (ten) and expert surgeons (three). Baseline surface electromyography (sEMG) data were collected from bilateral deltoid, biceps brachii, forearm extensors, and pronator teres during a predefined suturing task on Tuebingen trainer with integrated porcine organs in both the groups. Trainee surgeons underwent 20 h of laparoscopic intra-corporeal suturing training and surface electromyography data were recorded at the end of training again and compared with baseline. Results  Experts were found to have lower muscle activation (p