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BackgroundThe object of this study was to evaluate the immediate impact of a robotic kidney surgery course on the practice patterns of participating urologists.
MethodsTwo surveys were administered to the participants of the International Symposium on Robotic Kidney and Adrenal Surgery held at the Cleveland Clinic on October 2009. Returned responses were entered into a database. Results were reviewed...
BackgroundTo compare opinions of general and subspecialty obstetricians and gynecologists regarding teaching robotic surgery (RS) to residents.
MethodsAfter obtaining IRB approval, 2189 gynecologic surgeons trained on the DaVinci Surgical System® (Intuitive Surgical, Sunnydale, CA) were asked to complete an online survey. Anonymous responses were obtained and compared using the chi‐squared test, including...
BackgroundThe study was performed to establish a level of practice needed for newly‐trained residents to maintain robotic surgical skills during periods of robotic inactivity.
MethodsTen surgical residents were trained to a standardized level of robotic surgery proficiency with inanimate models. At the end of two, four and six weeks, the residents practiced with the models for a total of one hour...
Background
Tremor is a major impediment to performing fine motor tasks, as in microsurgery. However, conventional measurements do not involve tasks representative of microsurgery.
Method
We developed a low‐cost surgical simulator incorporating a force transducer capable of detecting and quantifying the effects of tremor upon high‐fidelity silicone replicas of cardiac vessels and substrate muscle...
Background
Manual laparoscopic surgery requires extensive training and familiarization. It has been suggested that motion inversion caused by the ‘fulcrum effect’ is key to motor challenges. We investigate the potential of a conceptual semi‐robotic handheld tool that negates natural inversion.
Methods
A custom laparoscopic simulator with haptic feedback was developed to allow interactive evaluation...
Background
Since the US Food and Drug Administration approved robotically assisted surgical devices for human surgery in 2000, the number of surgeries utilizing this innovative technology has risen. In 2015, approximately 650 000 robot‐assisted procedures were performed worldwide. Surgeons must be properly trained to safely transition to using such innovative technology. Multiple virtual reality...
Background
Various sensors and methods are used for evaluating trainees' skills in laparoscopic procedures. These methods are usually task‐specific and involve high costs or advanced setups.
Methods
In this paper, we propose a novel manoeuver representation feature space (MRFS) constructed by tracking the vanishing points of the edges of the graspers on the video sequence frames, acquired by the...
Background
Orthopaedic training programs are incorporating arthroscopic simulations into their residency curricula. There is a need for a physical shoulder simulator that accommodates lateral decubitus and beach chair positions, has realistic anatomy, allows for an objective measure of performance and provides feedback to trainees.
Methods
A physical shoulder simulator was developed for training...
Background
We present the short‐term outcomes of robotic fenestration of symptomatic liver cysts using the EndoWrist One Vessel Sealer.
Methods
Data from patients who underwent robotic deroofing were collected and analysed retrospectively.
Results
A total of 17 patients were treated. Mean cyst size was 14 cm (median 15 cm, range 6.3‐24). Seven cysts were in posterosuperior or central segments...
Background
The development of endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) training simulators for clinical environment applications has reduced the existing shortcomings in conventional teaching methods, creating a standard environment for trainers and trainees in a more accurate and repeatable fashion.
Materials and methods
In this research, the validation study of an ESS training simulator has been addressed...
Background
Eye metrics provide insight into surgical behaviour allowing differentiation of performance, however have not been used in robotic surgery. This study explores eye metrics of robotic surgeons in training in simulated and real tissue environments.
Methods
Following the Fundamentals of Robotic Surgery (FRS), training curriculum novice robotic surgeons were trained to expert‐derived benchmark...
Background
Full‐procedure virtual reality (VR) simulator training in robotic‐assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) is a new tool in surgical education.
Methods
Description of the development of a VR RARP simulation model, (RobotiX‐Mentor®) including non‐guided bladder neck (ngBND) and neurovascular bundle dissection (ngNVBD) modules, and assessment of face, content, and construct validation of...
Introduction
To compare outcomes of robotic gastrectomy (RG) performed during the learning curve (P1) with those after its completion (P2).
Methods
In this retrospective study, all consecutive RG patients (n = 92) performed between 2008 and 2018 were included. Primary outcome was conversion rate.
Results
D2 lymphadenectomies were more common in P2 (41, 97.6%) than P1 (41, 82.0%) (p = 0.019)....
Background
Analysing kinematic and video data can help identify potentially erroneous motions that lead to sub‐optimal surgeon performance and safety‐critical events in robot‐assisted surgery.
Methods
We develop a rubric for identifying task and gesture‐specific executional and procedural errors and evaluate dry‐lab demonstrations of suturing and needle passing tasks from the JIGSAWS dataset. We...
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