Table 3.

Related to the posture during surgery.

	Sample group (N= 98)
Items	n (%)
Most of the time during work, my head remains
Vertical	11 (11.2)
Tilted less than 15°	27 (27.6)
Tilted more than 15°	60 (61.2)
Most of the time during work, my back remains
Upright	9 (9.2)
Flexed less than 10°	39 (39.8)
Flexed more than 10°	50 (51.0)
Most of the time during work, my arm remains
Hung by side of the body	5 (5.1)
Reaching forwards less than 18 inches	68 (69.4)
Reaching forward more than 18 inches	24 (24.5)
Most of the time during work, my hands are positioned at height
Above the centre of the chest	19 (19.4)
Between waist and middle of the chest	76 (77.6)
Below the level of the waist	3 (3.1)
Most of the time during work, I
I lock both knees and stand straight	7 (7.1)
Shift weight occasionally from one leg to another	82 (83.7)
Bear weight in one leg most of the time	9 (9.2)