TY - GEN
T1 - Surgeons' perspectives on user-designed prototypes of microsurgery armrests
AU - Abdelrahman, Amro M.
AU - Lowndes, Bethany R.
AU - Mohan, Anita T.
AU - Noland, Shelley S.
AU - Finnie, Dawn M.
AU - Lemaine, Valerie
AU - Hallbeck, M. Susan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Microsurgery is considered one of the most demanding surgical techniques. In a recent American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgeons survey, respondents reported that about half their procedures lasted 8 hours or longer and 8% had tremor during their surgery. Thus, the aim of this study was to define user-centered design requirements for a microsurgery armrest, create low-fidelity armrest design concepts and evaluate microsurgeons' perspectives on the advantages/disadvantages of five potential design concepts. Direct and videotaped observations of microsurgery, user brainstorming during a co-creation workshop and semi-structured interviews were used. The resulting five microsurgery armrest concepts were presented pictorially through semi-structured interviews, where microsurgeons defined armrest design requirements as: a) an armrest that allows the surgeons to be as close as possible to the patient; b) adjustable to accommodate different procedures sites and surgeon preferences; c) rigid enough to support arms; d) is not difficult to set up; nor e) large or bulky; and f) complies with operative sterility rules. This study illustrated how involving the users (microsurgeons) early in the design process provides useful perspectives on design requirements and implementation barrier for a cost-effective ergonomic microsurgery armrest to foster sound ergonomic surgical practice and reduce musculoskeletal health risk factors during microsurgery.
AB - Microsurgery is considered one of the most demanding surgical techniques. In a recent American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgeons survey, respondents reported that about half their procedures lasted 8 hours or longer and 8% had tremor during their surgery. Thus, the aim of this study was to define user-centered design requirements for a microsurgery armrest, create low-fidelity armrest design concepts and evaluate microsurgeons' perspectives on the advantages/disadvantages of five potential design concepts. Direct and videotaped observations of microsurgery, user brainstorming during a co-creation workshop and semi-structured interviews were used. The resulting five microsurgery armrest concepts were presented pictorially through semi-structured interviews, where microsurgeons defined armrest design requirements as: a) an armrest that allows the surgeons to be as close as possible to the patient; b) adjustable to accommodate different procedures sites and surgeon preferences; c) rigid enough to support arms; d) is not difficult to set up; nor e) large or bulky; and f) complies with operative sterility rules. This study illustrated how involving the users (microsurgeons) early in the design process provides useful perspectives on design requirements and implementation barrier for a cost-effective ergonomic microsurgery armrest to foster sound ergonomic surgical practice and reduce musculoskeletal health risk factors during microsurgery.
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U2 - 10.1177/1541931218621241
DO - 10.1177/1541931218621241
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85072748897
T3 - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
SP - 1047
EP - 1051
BT - 62nd Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, HFES 2018
PB - Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Inc.
T2 - 62nd Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, HFES 2018
Y2 - 1 October 2018 through 5 October 2018
ER -