ReviewJournal of robotic surgery2016
Da Vinci© Skills Simulator™: is an early selection of talented console surgeons possible?
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- Training novice robot surgeons: Proctoring provides same results as simulator-generated guidance.Journal of robotic surgery · 2021Trial
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- Effectiveness and feasibility of short-course simulator training for robotic surgery novices - a randomized controlled trial (FastSim trial).Innovative surgical sciences · 2026Article
- Exploring "Talent" in Medical Education: A Scoping Review.Perspectives on medical education · 2026Article
- From gaming to surgery: the influence of digital natives on robotic skills development.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Article
- Could trainees' finger placement at the surgeon's console affect overall outcomes of robotic surgery in radical prostatectomy? A prospective, blinded, robotic simulation pilot study.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada · 2024Article
- The Feasibility of Practical Training in Minimally Invasive Surgery at Medical School-A Prospective Study on the Pelvitrainer.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Novel workflow analysis of robot-assisted hysterectomy through objective performance indicators: a pilot study.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of a vision-based handle trajectory monitoring system in studying robotic suture operation.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Article
- Video gaming improves robotic surgery simulator success: a multi-clinic study on robotic skills.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Observational
- Impact of Surgical Experience Before Robot-assisted Partial Nephrectomy on Surgical Outcomes: A Multicenter Analysis of 2500 Patients.European urology open science · 2022Article
- Editorial Perspective: Robot-Assisted Evaluation of Robotic Surgical Skills.Annals of surgical oncology · 2022Article
- The effects of gender, age, and videogame experience on performance and experiences with a surgical robotic arm: an exploratory study with general public.Journal of robotic surgery · 2022Article
- Perioperative outcomes following robot-assisted partial nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma according to surgeon generation.BMC surgery · 2022Article
- Non-Technical Skill Assessment and Mental Load Evaluation in Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Cost, training and simulation models for robotic-assisted surgery in pediatric urology.World journal of urology · 2020Review
- Transition effects from laparocscopic to robotic surgery skills in small cavities.Journal of robotic surgery · 2020Article
- Emergency Undocking Curriculum in Robotic Surgery.Cureus · 2019Article
- New method of sentinel lymph node biopsy in transoral robotic surgery for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2018Article
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Abstract
To investigate whether the learning curve of robotic surgery simulator training depends on the probands' characteristics, such as age and prior experience, we conducted a study of six distinct proband groups, using the da Vinci Skills Simulator: experienced urological robotic surgeons, surgeons with experience as da Vinci tableside assistants, urological surgeons with laparoscopic experience, urological surgeons without laparoscopic experience, and complete novices aged 25 and younger and 40 and older. The results showed that all experienced robotic surgeons reached expert level (>90 %, as defined previously in the literature) within the first three repetitions and remained on a high level of performance. All other groups performed worse. Tableside assistants, laparoscopically experienced surgeons, and younger novices showed a better performance in all exercises than surgeons without laparoscopic experience and older novices. A linear mixed-effects model analysis demonstrated no significant difference in learning curves between proband groups in all exercises except the RW1 exercise for the younger proband group. In summary, we found that performance in robotic surgery, measured by performance scores in three virtual simulator modules using the EndoWrist techniques, was dependent on age and prior experience with robotic and laparoscopic surgery. However, and most importantly, the learning curve was not significantly affected by these factors. This suggests that the da Vinci Skills Simulator™ is a useful practice tool for everyone learning or performing robotic surgery, and that early selection of talented surgeons is neither possible nor necessary.
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