Sensitivity of laparoscopic dissectors. What can you feel?

Autor:	W. Sjoerdsma, K. T. den Boer, Dirk J. Gouma, H. G. Stassen, Just L. Herder, D.W. Meijer
Přispěvatelé:	Other departments
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	1999
Předmět:	Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Endoscopic surgery Middle Aged Surgical Instruments Laparoscopes Surgery Feedback Touch Sensory Thresholds Pressure Medicine Humans Female business Minimally invasive procedures
Zdroj:	Surgical endoscopy, 13(9), 869-873. Springer New York
ISSN:	0930-2794
Popis:	BACKGROUND: Sensory feedback is reduced considerably in minimally invasive procedures by the interposition of instruments, causing loss of direct manual contact with the tissue. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feedback quality of commercially available reusable and disposable laparoscopic dissectors. METHODS: A total of 31 participants were asked to feel a simulated arterial pulse with their bare fingers and through laparoscopic dissectors, tweezers, an orthopedic forceps, and a laparoscopic low-friction prototype. The absolute sensory threshold was determined by the psychophysical method of limits. RESULTS: The sensory feedback quality was significantly better for the reusable dissectors tested than for the disposable dissector (p
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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