Ergonomic endoscopy: An oxymoron or realistic goal?

• Published in: Gastrointestinal endoscopy Vol. 90; no. 6; pp. 966 - 970
• Main Authors: Shergill, Amandeep K., McQuaid, Kenneth R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.2019
• Subjects: Endoscopy; Ergonomics; Humans; Musculoskeletal Diseases - etiology; Musculoskeletal Diseases - prevention & control; Occupational Diseases - etiology; Occupational Diseases - prevention & control; Posture; ASGE

The current endoscope design is not ergonomic. There is a high prevalence of endoscopy-related injury reported in the literature, and studies have demonstrated high-risk biomechanical exposures during the performance of routine colonoscopy. Endoscopy ergonomics focuses on understanding the endoscopi...