SynthesisScientific reports2023
The benefits of haptic feedback in robot assisted surgery and their moderators: a meta-analysis.
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57 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A Systematic Review on Haptic Feedback in Medical Robotics: Technologies, Applications, Clinical Translation, and an Information-Oriented Perspective.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Pooled it
- Intraoperative surgical needle loss in robotic-assisted and laparoscopic surgery: a systematic review and practical troubleshooting framework.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Minimally Invasive Versus Open Parastomal Hernia Repair: A Comprehensive Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.World journal of surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Incidence and Prevention of Vaginal Cuff Dehiscence After Laparoscopic and Robotic Hysterectomy in Benign Conditions: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Pooled it
- Can you feel the force just right? Tactile force feedback for training of minimally invasive surgery-evaluation of vibration feedback for adequate force application.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Trial
- Force feedback and vocal cord dysfunction after robotic esophagectomy: a comparison of the da Vinci 5 and Xi systems.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- A Review of Robotic Surgery: Engineering Considerations and Future Directions From Surgeons' Perspectives.The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS · 2026Review
- Motor learning with force feedback instruments among laparoscopic surgeons and residents.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Prior minimally invasive experience and the robotic mitral valve learning curve: a focused narrative review and the tactile-visual decoupling hypothesis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Review
- Impact of modern minimally invasive approaches on pulmonary resection outcomes: a narrative review.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Review
- Force sensing and haptic feedback in robotic surgery: a bibliometric and knowledge-mapping analysis of technological evolution and translational trajectories.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Review
- Global research trends and thematic evolution of haptic feedback and force sensing in robot-assisted urologic surgery: a bibliometric and visualization study.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Review
- Applications of Reinforcement Learning for Autonomous Surgical Robotics: A Systematic Review.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Objective characterization of object-specific grasping behavior during robot-assisted pulmonary resection using intraoperative force data.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2026Article
- The evolution of robotic-assisted thoracic surgery: current platforms, emerging technologies, and future perspectives - a narrative review.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Review
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- Hugo™ RAS for robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: outcomes from a consecutive single-center study at a Hugo-exclusive institution.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Preliminary translational assessment of robotic surgery skills for vascular dissection: from simulator to in vivo porcine model.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Prospective single-arm study of gastric surgery in experimental animals assisted by Kangduo surgical robot.International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2026Article
- Endoscopic recurrence of Crohn's disease following laparoscopic versus robotic ileocolic resection.Techniques in coloproctology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Robot assisted surgery (RAS) provides medical practitioners with valuable tools, decreasing strain during surgery and leading to better patient outcomes. While the loss of haptic sensation is a commonly cited disadvantage of RAS, new systems aim to address this problem by providing artificial haptic feedback. N = 56 papers that compared robotic surgery systems with and without haptic feedback were analyzed to quantify the performance benefits of restoring the haptic modality. Additionally, this study identifies factors moderating the effect of restoring haptic sensation. Overall results showed haptic feedback was effective in reducing average forces (Hedges' g = 0.83) and peak forces (Hedges' g = 0.69) applied during surgery, as well as reducing the completion time (Hedges' g = 0.83). Haptic feedback has also been found to lead to higher accuracy (Hedges' g = 1.50) and success rates (Hedges' g = 0.80) during surgical tasks. Effect sizes on several measures varied between tasks, the type of provided feedback, and the subjects' levels of surgical expertise, with higher levels of expertise generally associated with smaller effect sizes. No significant differences were found between virtual fixtures and rendering contact forces. Implications for future research are discussed.
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