ReviewNature medicine2024
The IDEAL framework for surgical robotics: development, comparative evaluation and long-term monitoring.
Review in Nature medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 96 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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96 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Beyond da Vinci: a systematic review of next-generation multiport robotic platforms in pediatric surgery.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Robot-Assisted Oral Examination: Challenges and Innovations.International dental journal · 2026Pooled it
- Emerging robotic platforms in gynecologic surgery: a systematic review.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Time-series and thematic analyses of clinical utilities and operational issues in early clinical studies of the da Vinci surgical system.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Methodologies for generating and evaluating clinical and performance evidence for high-risk and innovative medical devices andFrontiers in medical technology · 2026Pooled it
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- The Hugo™ RAS system in gynecologic robotic surgery: a systematic review of current applications.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Evaluating safety and quality of robotic-assisted gastric cancer surgery: meta-analysis and meta-regression.BJS open · 2025Pooled it
- Robot-Assisted Eye Surgery: A Systematic Review of Effectiveness, Safety, and Practicality in Clinical Settings.Translational vision science & technology · 2024Pooled it
- Robotic assisted versus laparoscopic surgery for deep endometriosis: a meta-analysis of current evidence.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Global consensus framework for the safe and equitable implementation of telesurgery and remote surgical education: a society of robotic surgery supported accelerated Delphi study.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- The robotic PIANO: a critical narrative review of surgeon-controlled operative polyphony, human factors, and robotic training.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Review
- Concise stakeholder-informed tool for reporting modifications to innovative surgical procedures and devices: Surgical ModificAtion Reporting Tool (SMART) checklist.The British journal of surgery · 2026Article
- From Clinical Technique to Interprofessional Implementation and Intelligent Integration: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Interdisciplinary Expansion of Robot-Assisted Spine Surgery.The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS · 2026Article
- Transition from laparoscopic to robotic hepatectomy within a minimally invasive liver surgery program: risk-adjusted learning curve assessment by multiple continuous outcomes.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- From Assistance to Autonomy: Acceptability of Progressive Artificial Intelligence Integration in Facial Reconstructive Surgery-Protocol for Within-Subjects Vignette Experiment Among Romanian Adults.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Initial experience with the MIZZO ENDO 4000 robotic surgical system: a prospective, single-center, multi-specialty study.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Robot-assisted CT-guided interventions: Where are we now and where are we going?European radiology · 2026Review
- Beyond the Black Box: Is Artificial Intelligence Ready to Reshape Neurosurgical Decision-Making? A Narrative Review.Health science reports · 2026Article
- 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
36 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
Authors and funding
24 authors.
Funding
Abstract
The next generation of surgical robotics is poised to disrupt healthcare systems worldwide, requiring new frameworks for evaluation. However, evaluation during a surgical robot's development is challenging due to their complex evolving nature, potential for wider system disruption and integration with complementary technologies like artificial intelligence. Comparative clinical studies require attention to intervention context, learning curves and standardized outcomes. Long-term monitoring needs to transition toward collaborative, transparent and inclusive consortiums for real-world data collection. Here, the Idea, Development, Exploration, Assessment and Long-term monitoring (IDEAL) Robotics Colloquium proposes recommendations for evaluation during development, comparative study and clinical monitoring of surgical robots-providing practical recommendations for developers, clinicians, patients and healthcare systems. Multiple perspectives are considered, including economics, surgical training, human factors, ethics, patient perspectives and sustainability. Further work is needed on standardized metrics, health economic assessment models and global applicability of recommendations.
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