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ReviewJournal of thoracic disease2021

Training residents in robotic thoracic surgery.

Evan T Alicuben, Sean C Wightman, Kimberly A Shemanski, Elizabeth A David, Scott M Atay, Anthony W Kim

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Review in Journal of thoracic disease, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Evan T AlicubenDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Sean C WightmanDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Kimberly A ShemanskiDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Elizabeth A DavidDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Scott M AtayDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Anthony W KimDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
University of Southern California · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With growing integration of robotic technology in thoracic surgery, the need for structured training has never been greater with trainees expressing desire for additional experience. Determining the ideal education program is challenging as the collective experience is still relatively early and growing with many experienced surgeons still becoming facile with the platform. Understanding differences between robotic and thoracoscopic approaches including lung retraction and dissection, use of carbon dioxide insufflation, and lack of tactile feedback serves as the foundation for building a skillset. Currently, there is no standard accepted curriculum for residents. Inclusion of these trainees in structured programs has been shown to be safe with equivalent patient outcomes. There are multiple curricula under development, all of which incorporate use of simulation technology, dual console, and clear, graduated responsibilities within operations. These include introduction to the robotic system prior to progressing to bedside assistance and finally to time as console surgeon. The importance of clear definition of training milestones with deliberate graduation to more complex tasks once competency has been demonstrated cannot be overstated. It is crucial for surgeons practicing robotic surgery to make efforts to further the training of residents, but there has not been any perfect and suitable program identified yet.

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residency trainingRobotic surgery

Identifiers

PMID34795968
PMCPMC8575838
OpenAlexW3119126725

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