Hand grip strength of interventional surgeons: A systematic review

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Human factors in healthcare Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-22 DOI:10.1016/j.hfh.2025.100110

Gráinne Tyrrell , Leonard O’Sullivan , Donna Curley , Eoin White

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Abstract

Background

Catheter-based cardiovascular devices used by interventional cardiologists are complex and often require both high grip forces and precise dexterity to operate. A lack of understanding of interventional cardiologist’s hand grip strength capabilities contributes to suboptimal medical device design.

Methods

A systematic review of the literature was conducted in January 2025 investigating hand grip strength of interventional cardiologists, and related interventional specialities. Studies published on Scopus, WebOfScience, PubMed and Google Scholar were included in the search. Screening was conducted by two independent reviewers. Full text review and extractions were conducted by one reviewer, subject to cross-check from the second reviewer. Risk of bias was assessed using Critical Appraisal Skills Programme for Cross Sectional Studies. The protocol was registered on PROSPERO (CRD42025646450).

Results

The initial search identified 904 citations, with 14 studies eligible for full-text review and five included in the final analysis. The search strategy targeted all grasp types, however only studies reporting upon power grip were found. The results from this review were used to calculate a pooled mean power grip strength of interventional surgeons for both men and women. When compared to the values referenced in AAMI HE75 - Human Factors Engineering guidance, an independent t-test found that the grip strengths were statistically different for women (t = -7.404, p < 0.05) but not for men (t= 1.018, p > 0.05).

Conclusions

There is a gap in the existing literature regarding hand grip strength for interventional cardiologists, and more generally interventional surgeons. Reference data for women in AAMI HE75 does not align with actual grip strength of interventional surgeons reported in the literature. Further investigation is needed to determine whether normative data from the general population can be used when designing devices for interventional surgeons.

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介入外科医生的握力：系统回顾

背景介入性心脏病专家使用的基于导管的心血管设备非常复杂，通常需要高握力和精确的灵活性来操作。缺乏对介入心脏病专家的手握力能力的理解是导致医疗器械设计不理想的原因。方法于2025年1月对介入心脏病专科医师及相关介入专科医师的握力进行系统综述。在Scopus、WebOfScience、PubMed和b谷歌Scholar上发表的研究也被纳入了搜索范围。筛选由两名独立评审员进行。全文审查和摘录由一名审稿人进行，并由另一名审稿人进行交叉检查。使用横截面研究的关键评估技能程序评估偏倚风险。该协议在PROSPERO （CRD42025646450）上注册。最初的检索确定了904条引用，其中14项研究符合全文审查，5项纳入最终分析。搜索策略针对所有抓握类型，但只发现了关于强力抓握的研究。本综述的结果用于计算男性和女性介入外科医生的平均握力。当与AAMI HE75 -人因工程指南中引用的值进行比较时，独立t检验发现，女性的握力有统计学差异（t= -7.404, p < 0.05），而男性没有（t= 1.018, p > 0.05）。关于介入心脏病专家和更普遍的介入外科医生的握力，现有文献存在空白。AAMI HE75中女性的参考数据与文献中报道的介入外科医生的实际握力不一致。在为介入性外科医生设计设备时，是否可以使用来自普通人群的规范数据还需要进一步的调查。

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