SynthesisJournal of robotic surgery2023
The effect of bedside assistant technical performance on outcomes in robotic surgery.
Synthesis in Journal of robotic surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Bedside assistant models in robotic abdominal and pelvic surgery: a systematic review of operative efficiency, training exposure, and perioperative safety.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Pooled it
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- The impact of surgical assistants on postoperative complications in robot-assisted Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy for esophageal carcinoma.Frontiers in surgery · 2024Article
- [Robotics and computer-assisted procedures in cranial neurosurgery].Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2023Review
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Abstract
Technical performance in surgery has been associated with patient outcomes. Robotic surgery is unique in that both a console surgeon and bedside surgeon are required. A systematic review according to PRISMA guidelines identified all pertinent literature regarding skill level of the bedside assistant with regards to patient outcomes in robotic surgery. 10 studies met inclusion criteria. In all studies, the skill level of the assistant was based on experience, either by post-graduate year of the resident or number of cases previously performed by the assistant. Five studies reported significant, shorter operative times with increasing experience of the bedside assistant. No study reported a significant difference in postoperative outcomes. The existing literature fails to show improved patient outcomes with more experienced bedside assistants in robotic surgery. Metrics should be developed to measure actual technical performance of the bedside assistant rather than using arbitrary assessments of experience in future studies.
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