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Table 4 Average SURG_TLX scores by the different surgical techniques

From: Examining workload variations among different surgical team roles, specialties, and techniques: a multicenter cross-sectional descriptive study

Technique

Cases

Mental demand

(Mean±sd)

Physical demand

(Mean±sd)

Temporal demand

(Mean±sd)

Task complexity

(Mean±sd)

Situational stress

(Mean±sd)

Distraction

(Mean±sd)

Total workload

(Mean±sd)

Open

300

34.46 ± 25.50

45.58 ± 26.89

24.31 ± 22.89

45.50 ± 26.46

30.86 ± 24.34

24.68 ± 16.61

34.23 ± 16.91

MIS

96

26.61 ± 22.63

28.17 ± 23.77

21.45 ± 22.05

31.61 ± 25.79

25.62 ± 27.14

26.82 ± 18.56

26.71 ± 17.28

Combined

13

40.76 ± 17.77

38.84 ± 23.81

20 ± 17.91

40.76 ± 28.27

24.23 ± 15.39

30 ± 24.57

32.43 ± 15.42

Total surgeries

409

32.82 ± 24.86

41.28 ± 27.06

23.50 ± 22.50

42.09 ± 26.94

29.42 ± 24.87

25.35 ± 17.37

32.41 ± 17.21