Table 1. Survey instrument.

Categories	Questions
Demographics	1. What is your age?
	2. What is your height?
	3. What is your gender?
	4. What is your specialty?
	5. What is the total number of cases you perform per month as a primary surgeon (performing 50% or more of the procedure)?
	6. What is the percentage for each type of surgery?
	7. How many years have you been practicing robotic surgery?
Robotic systems	8. Which robotic system do you primarily use for your practice?
	9. What type of features does your chair for robotic surgery have? (Please check all that apply.)
	10. How often do you adjust the ergonomic settings of the surgeon's console?
Ergonomics	11. How confident do you feel that your ergonomic settings are set for the best ergonomics?
	12. Do you have your ergonomic settings stored at the surgeon's console?
	13. How helpful are the ergonomic features of the surgeon's console for reducing your physical strain?
	14. Have you experienced any difficulty in microphone/speaker communication with your OR staff when you are sitting at the surgeon's console?
	15. Which robotic system components would need more improvement for better ergonomics? (Please check all that apply.)
	16. Do you take off your shoes when operating pedals of the surgeon's console?
Physical symptoms	17. Have you ever had any physical discomfort or symptoms you would specifically attribute to your robotic operating?
	18. If you answered yes to question 17, which of the following apply?
	19. When do these symptoms bother you?
	20. How have you attempted to minimize these problems?

OR, operating room.