Feasibility of initiating robotic surgery during the early stages of gastrointestinal surgery education.
Langenbecks Arch Surg
; 409(1): 236, 2024 Aug 01.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Minimally invasive surgery for gastrointestinal cancers is rapidly advancing; therefore, surgical education must be changed. This study aimed to examine the feasibility of early initiation of robotic surgery education for surgical residents.METHODS:
The ability of staff physicians and residents to handle robotic surgical instruments was assessed using the da Vinci® skills simulator (DVSS). The short-term outcomes of 32 patients with colon cancer who underwent robot-assisted colectomy (RAC) by staff physicians and residents, supervised by a dual console system, between August 2022 and March 2024 were compared.RESULTS:
The performances of four basic exercises were assessed after implementation of the DVSS. Residents required less time to complete these exercises and achieved a higher overall score than staff physicians. There were no significant differences in the short-term outcomes, operative time, blood loss, incidence of postoperative complications, and length of the postoperative hospital stay of the two surgeon groups.CONCLUSION:
Based on the evaluation involving the DVSS and RAC results, it appears feasible to begin robotic surgery training at an early stage of surgical education using a dual console system.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Feasibility Studies
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Clinical Competence
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Robotic Surgical Procedures
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Internship and Residency
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Langenbecks Arch Surg
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Japón