ReviewAnnals of cardiothoracic surgery2019
Training in robotic thoracic surgery-the European way.
Review in Annals of cardiothoracic surgery, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.
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- Implementation of a robot-assisted thoracic surgery program at a German center: analysis of the first 100 consecutive cases.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Early results of robotic versus uniportal video-assisted thoracic complex segmentectomy: a propensity score-matched study.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Pre-Procedural Robotic Surgery Curricula: A Systematic Review and Thematic Meta-Synthesis.Annals of surgery open : perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches · 2026Review
- Robotic thoracic surgery training in the UK and Republic of Ireland: national survey of trainee exposure, preparedness, and barriers.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Reshaping the robotic learning curve in anatomic lung resection: the role of prior video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery experience in a multi-surgeon single-center series.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- Novel Robotic Esophagogastric Anastomosis Simulation Model for Skill Development and Training.Annals of thoracic surgery short reports · 2025Article
- Robotic-assisted thoracic surgery training in France: a nation-wide survey from young surgeons.Interdisciplinary cardiovascular and thoracic surgery · 2024Article
- Results of an exploratory survey within ESTS membership in 2022 on current trend of robotic-assisted thoracic surgery and its training perspectives.Interdisciplinary cardiovascular and thoracic surgery · 2024Article
- Suggested robotic-assisted thoracic surgery training curriculum.Journal of thoracic disease · 2023Review
- Training residents in robotic thoracic surgery.Journal of thoracic disease · 2021Review
- Robotic lobectomy: how to teach thoracic residents.Journal of thoracic disease · 2021Review
- Clinical efficacy of robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for posterior mediastinal neurogenic tumors.Journal of thoracic disease · 2020Article
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Abstract
The increasing demand for robot-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) in Europe requires a structured and standardized training module. Until now, Intuitive Surgical Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA, USA) has delivered the only available robotic surgery platform. Although the training program that is organized by Intuitive is divided in an initial and an advanced course, the success of the training depends on many external factors. Until now the training focused on experienced thoracic surgeons. The aim of this article is to offer a stepwise training module, which can be adopted by experienced open (thoracotomy) surgeons or video-assisted thoracic (VATS) surgeons but is primarily meant for thoracic surgery fellows and residents, as it is our sincere opinion that we should focus on training for this type of surgery as early in their careers as possible. In order to maintain surgical technique and minimize the chance of complications, on-going training and certification of the surgeons and the team is deemed necessary.
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