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ArticleJournal of robotic surgery2021

Structured robot-assisted surgery training curriculum for residents in Urology and impact on future surgical activity.

A J W Beulens, L Vaartjes, S Tilli, W M Brinkman, P Umari, S Puliatti, E L Koldewijn, A J M Hendrikx, J P van Basten, J J G van Merriënboer and 3 more

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Article in Journal of robotic surgery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 8 institutions in 3 countries.

A J W BeulensNetherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL), Utrecht, The Netherlands. alexander.beulens@catharinaziekenhuis.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7105-1011
L VaartjesDepartment of Urology, Catharina Hospital, Michelangelolaan 2, 5623 EJ, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
S TilliDepartment of Urology, Catharina Hospital, Michelangelolaan 2, 5623 EJ, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
W M BrinkmanDepartment of Oncological Urology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
P UmariDepartment of Translational Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy.
S PuliattiUrology Department, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
E L KoldewijnDepartment of Urology, Catharina Hospital, Michelangelolaan 2, 5623 EJ, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
A J M HendrikxDepartment of Urology, Catharina Hospital, Michelangelolaan 2, 5623 EJ, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
J P van BastenDepartment of Urology, Prosper Prostate Cancer Center, Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
J J G van MerriënboerSchool of Health Professions Education, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
H G Van der PoelDepartment of Urology, Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
C H BangmaDepartment of Urology, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
C WagnerNetherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL), Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Radboud University Nijmegen · NLCanisius-Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis · NLMaastricht University · NLNetherlands Institute for Health Services Research · NLThe Netherlands Cancer Institute · NLUniversità degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro” · ITUniversity Medical Center Utrecht · NLUniversity of Modena and Reggio Emilia · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To gain insight into the availability of training for robot assisted surgery (RAS) and the possibility to perform RAS during Dutch residency curriculum and to analyze the effects on surgical skills by the introduction of an advanced course in RAS for residents. A combination of a validated snap shot survey and a prospective cohort study. Structured advanced RAS training including virtual reality (VR) simulation, dry and wet lab facility at ORSI academy (Belgium). A snap-shot survey has been sent to all the residents and specialists in Urology graduated during the years 2017-2020 in Netherlands. Among residents, only last year residents (5th and 6th year) have been considered for the RAS training. Although most of the residents (88.2%) and young urologists (95%) were asked to follow a basic training or meet basic requirements before starting RAS, the requirements set by the educators were different from center to center. Some of them were required to attend only an online course on RAS, whereas others were asked to achieve threshold scores at VR simulator and participate in a standardized course at a training institute. The attendance to a structured advanced course in RAS showed a significant increase in surgical skills. Our study shows residents in urology are allowed to perform RAS during their residency though the criteria for starting RAS differ significantly amongst the teaching hospitals. To guarantee a basic level of skills and knowledge a structured, (multi-step) training and certification program for RAS should be implemented.

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Internship and ResidencyRobotic Surgical ProceduresUrologyClinical CompetenceCurriculumHumansProspective StudiesAssessmentEducationRobot-assisted surgeryRoboticsTraining

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PMID32772237
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