Effect of forearm compression sleeve on muscle fatigue during robotic surgery: a randomized controlled study.

• Tác giả: Philip Crowe, Ranah Lim, Mark Muhlmann, Allan Parkes, Richard Savdie, Shing Wai Wong
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Thông tin xuất bản: Korea (South) : Journal of minimally invasive surgery , 2025
• Bộ sưu tập: NCBI
• ID: 718572

Tóm tắt

PURPOSE: The aim of the study was to investigate whether wearing a forearm compression sleeve during robotic surgery (RS) reduces muscle fatigue. METHODS: A randomized controlled study of consecutive RS cases was performed with three right-handed surgeons randomly allocated to wear a non-graduated compression sleeve over either his right or left forearm. Hand-grip strength was assessed at the beginning and at the 2-hour mark during the robotic console component of surgery, using a handgrip dynamometer. The maximum strength (F RESULTS: Thirty-two robotic cases were performed during the study period. Wearing of a compression sleeve (compared with no sleeve) on the left forearm resulted in an increase (rather than a decrease) in mean hand-grip strength after 2 hours of RS (0.5 kg increase vs. 1.3 kg decrease, CONCLUSION: There was a statistically significant reduction in muscle fatigue with wearing a forearm compression sleeve on the nondominant left forearm during RS.