Table 4 Survey questions
From: Ergonomics of laparoscopic graspers and the importance of haptic feedback: the surgeons’ perspective
Demographics | |
What is your age? | N |
What is your gender? | S |
In which country do you work? | S |
In what department do you work? | S |
What is your dominant hand? | S |
What is your surgical glove size? | N |
For how many years are you in practice? | N |
For how many years do you perform laparoscopic surgery? | N |
How many laparoscopic procedures do you perform per month? | N |
Physical symptoms | |
Have you ever experienced physical complaints or discomfort that you would attribute to the use of laparoscopic instruments? | S |
If applicable, in which parts of the upper extremities have you experienced these physical complaints or discomforts? | M |
If applicable, where do you experience discomfort from pressure caused by instruments? (includes the hand map as illustrated in Fig. 2) | M |
Handgrip assessment | |
In what percentage of laparoscopic procedures do you use these handle types? | N |
Which handle type is your favorite for grasping? | S |
How do you rate the functionality of each handle type for grasping tasks? | L |
How do you rate the comfort of each handle type for grasping tasks? | L |
How do you rate the freedom of movement of each handle type for grasping tasks? | L |
Which handle type would be your favorite for grasping with an instrument that provides enhanced haptic feedback? | S |
User features | |
When holding a laparoscopic grasper with rotating function for the instrument tip, what percentage of time do you keep your index finger pointed forward? | N |
Do you sometimes “palm” your grip when operating with a scissors handle? | S |
If so, in what situations do you do this? | D |
Clinical relevance | |
If you had a laparoscopic tool with haptic feedback, for what specific scenarios would you consider it useful? | L |
- Feeling differences in tissue consistencies | |
- Locating a tumor or enlarged lymph node | |
- Feeling arterial pulse | |
- Feeling how much pressure is being applied | |
- Limiting the force on the surgeons’ hand | |
- Lowering the time to complete surgery | |
- Reducing complications | |
- Reduction of conversions to open surgery | |
- Performing laparoscopy instead of open surgery | |