Keywords
muscular fatigue
SECONDARY, MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
Open Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL.Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSD) are well recognized among the general working population. Also, among all surgeons, the prevalence of WRMSD is reported to be 19% [Occupational ergonomics may counteract these risk factors [The work-organizational intervention of intraoperative work breaks is of particular interest, because it does not only target the laparoscopic surgeon, but all other medical staff as part of the surgical team as well [The objective of the present study is to examine whether muscular fatigue, static, median and peak muscular activity, upper body postures, heart rate, and heart rate variability are changed when comparing passive and active with no work breaks and active with passive work breaks. These are secondary outcomes of the study; the primary outcome subjective discomfort together with the remaining secondary outcomes [