ArticleBMJ surgery, interventions, & health technologies2021
Assessment of the training program for Versius, a new innovative robotic system for use in minimal access surgery.
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- European Society of Coloproctology guideline on training in robotic colorectal surgery (2024).Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland · 2024Guideline
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- Proposal of set-up standardization for general surgery procedures with the CMR Versius system, a new robotic platform: our initial experience.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2024Article
- Operative efficiency: a comparative analysis of Versius and da Vinci robotic systems in abdominal surgery.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Article
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- Robotic Medtronic Hugo™ RAS System Is Now Reality: Introduction to a New Simulation Platform for Training Residents.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Impact of hands-on practice with HugoRAS and Versius System simulators on the attractiveness of robotic surgery among medical and nurse undergraduate students.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Article
- Preclinical evaluation of the Versius surgical system: A next-generation surgical robot for use in minimal access prostate surgery.BJUI compass · 2023Article
- Prior Robotic Console Expertise May Improve Basic Skills at the New Hugo RAS Simulator: Results from a Cohort Trial and Implications for Skill Transference Across Platforms.European urology open science · 2023Article
- The Availability, Cost, Limitations, Learning Curve and Future of Robotic Systems in Urology and Prostate Cancer Surgery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Safe implementation of surgical innovation: a prospective registry of the Versius Robotic Surgical System.BMJ surgery, interventions, & health technologies · 2023Article
- Feasibility of transthoracic esophagectomy with a next-generation surgical robot.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Early evaluation of a next-generation surgical system in robot-assisted total laparoscopic hysterectomy: A prospective clinical cohort study.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe Versius surgical system has been developed for use in robot-assisted minimal access surgery (MAS). This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Versius training program.
designA 3.5-day program following 10 hours of online didactic training. Participants were assessed during the technical training using the Global Evaluative Assessment of Robotic Skills (GEARS).
settingDry box exercises were conducted in classrooms, and wet lab sessions simulated an operating room environment using cadaveric specimens.
participantsSeventeen surgical teams participated; surgeons represented general, colorectal, obstetrics/gynecology, and urology specialties. All surgeons had previous laparoscopic MAS experience, while experience with robotics varied. MAIN OUTCOMES MEASURES: Participants were scored on a five-point Likert Scale for each of six validated GEARS domains (depth perception, bimanual dexterity, efficiency, force sensitivity, autonomy, and robotic control). Additional metrics used to chart surgeon performance included: combined instrument path length; combined instrument angular path; and time taken to complete each task.
resultsParticipants demonstrated an overall improvement in performance during the study, with a mean GEARS Score of 21.0 (SD: 1.9) in Assessment 1 increasing to 23.4 (SD: 2.9) in Validation. Greatest improvements were observed in the depth perception and robotic control domains. Greatest differences were observed when stratifying by robotic experience; those with extensive experience consistently scored higher than those with some or no experience.
conclusionsThe Versius training program is effective; participants were able to successfully operate the system by program completion, and more surgeons achieved intermediate-level and expert-level GEARS scores in Validation compared with Assessment 1.
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