Caroline Cao
Assistant Professor
Anderson Hall - Room 027
Medford, MA 02155
Tel: 617-627-2484 ~ Fax: 617-627-3058

The rapid proliferation of enabling technology into the hospital operating room (OR) has changed the way health care is delivered to patients. It has changed the way surgeons do their work, introducing new instrumentations, techniques and procedures. In particular, endoscopic technology (e.g., endoscopes, endoscopic manipulators, endoscopic staplers, etc.) has revolutionized surgical practice. However, much of the development in endoscopic surgery, or minimally invasive surgery, has been technology-driven, with little consideration for human factors issues. As a result, the users of this new technology may have a more difficult task to perform. This has significant impact on patient outcome and is the focus of the research in the laboratory.

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