Introduction of robotic surgery does not negatively affect cardiothoracic surgery resident experience

Gergen, Anna K.; Wojcik, Brandon M.; White, Allana M.; Mitchell, John D.; Meguid, Robert A.; Scott, Christopher D.; Weyant, Michael J.

doi:10.1007/s11701-021-01255-y

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“…The low rate of RATS experience in our study somewhat conflicts with Gergen et al [ 18 ], who reported that 66% of residents performed >50% of operations independently at the surgical console, and 33% performed >75% of the operation. However, Farivar et al [ 10 ] reported that 63% of surgeons-in-training with a general surgery curriculum had participated in a surgical procedure, but fewer than 20% reported operating from the robotic console, in line with our findings that a minority of residents had performed a complete procedure of any kind.…”

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confidence: 92%

Robotic-assisted thoracic surgery training in France: a nation-wide survey from young surgeons

Clermidy,

Fadel,

Bottet

et al. 2024

Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery

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OBJECTIVES Evaluate theoretical and practical training of thoracic surgeons-in-training in robotic-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) in France. METHODS A survey was distributed to thoracic surgeons-in-training in France from November 2022 to February 2023. RESULTS We recruited 101 thoracic surgeons-in-training (77% response rate). Over half had access to a surgical robotics system at their current institution. Most (74%) considered robotic surgery training essential, 90% had attended a robotic procedure. Only 18% had performed a complete thoracic robotic procedure as the main operator. A complete RATS procedure was performed by 42% of fellows and 6% of residents. Of the remaining surgeons, 23% had performed part of a robotic procedure. Theoretical courses and simulation are well developed; 72% of residents and 91% of fellows had undergone simulation training in the operating room, at training facilities, or during congress amounting to <10 h (for 73% of the fellows and residents), 10–20 h (17%), 20–30 h (8%) or >30 h (3%). Access to RATS was ≥1 day/week in 71% of thoracic departments with robotic access. Fellows spent a median of 2 (IQR 1–3) semesters in departments performing robotic surgery. Compared with low-volume centres, trainees at high-volume centres performed significantly more complete robotic procedures (47% vs 13%; P = 0.001), as did fellows compared with residents. CONCLUSIONS Few young surgeons perform complete thoracic robotic procedures during practical training, and access remains centre dependent. Opportunities increase with seniority and exposure; however, increasing availability of robotic devices, theoretical formation, and simulation courses will increase opportunities.

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Robotic-assisted thoracic surgery training in France: a nation-wide survey from young surgeons

Clermidy,

Fadel,

Bottet

et al. 2024

Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery

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“…Cardiothoracic surgery, a high‐risk and invasive procedure, needs long postoperative recovery time and high mortality rate 105 . The introduction of surgical robots will remarkably benefit for a greater improvement in the quality of surgery 106 . Procedures, such as lobectomy or valve transplantation, often require the establishment of extracorporeal circulation and separation of the rib cage 107,108 .…”

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“…105 The introduction of surgical robots will remarkably benefit for a greater improvement in the quality of surgery. 106 Procedures, such as lobectomy or valve transplantation, often require the establishment of extracorporeal circulation and separation of the rib cage. 107,108 In addition to disfigure the appearance of patients, excessive thoracic surgical incisions also raise the danger of infection and delayed healing.…”

Section: Cardiothoracic Surgery Robotmentioning

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Advanced surgical tool: Progress in clinical application of intelligent surgical robot

Zhang

Wang

et al. 2022

Smart Medicine

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Surgical robot is a revolutionary tool conceived in the progress of clinical medicine, computer science, microelectronics and biomechanics. It provides the surgeon with clearer views and more comfortable surgical postures. With the assistance of computer navigation during delicate operations, it can further shorten the patient recovery time via reducing intraoperative bleeding, the risk of infection and the amount of anesthesia needed. As a comprehensive surgical revolution, surgical robot technique has a wide range of applications in related fields. This paper reviews the development status and operation principles of these surgical robots. At the same time, we also describe their up‐to‐date applications in different specialties and discusses the prospects and challenges of surgical robots in the medical area.

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A comparison of short-term outcomes following robotic-assisted vs. open transthoracic diaphragm plication

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Introduction of robotic surgery does not negatively affect cardiothoracic surgery resident experience

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Robotic-assisted thoracic surgery training in France: a nation-wide survey from young surgeons

Robotic-assisted thoracic surgery training in France: a nation-wide survey from young surgeons

Advanced surgical tool: Progress in clinical application of intelligent surgical robot

A comparison of short-term outcomes following robotic-assisted vs. open transthoracic diaphragm plication

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