In practice they would have preferred to have the sterile table on the other side of the OR.Alternatively, if they had a scrub tech as a second assistant, they could each stand on one side of the bed to cooperate and coordinate.Therefore, the position of these items may not have been in the ideal or preferred position of participants and may have influenced behaviors (T15).As B16 was adjusting the endoscope at the bedside in preparation for withdrawal, S16 moved the Monopolar Curved Shears (Arm 3) using the surgeon console and almost caused a collision with B16.