Direct Comparison of the Different Conventional Laparoscopic Positions with the Ethos Surgical Platform in a Laparoscopic Pelvic Surgery Simulation Setting

摘要

Objective: Laparoscopic surgery can be harmful to surgeons requiring a prolonged learning curve due to significant ergonomic drawbacks. Based on preliminary clinical experience, we present an experimental evaluation of the second-generation ETHOS (TM) operating chair by comparing it with two different operating positions of conventional laparoscopic pelvic surgery.