SynthesisThe international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS2024
Tactile Feedback in Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery: A Systematic Review.
Synthesis in The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled 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.
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.
Who cites it
30 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Applications of artificial intelligence in robot-assisted surgery: a systematic review.Journal of robotic surgery · 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
- Force feedback and vocal cord dysfunction after robotic esophagectomy: a comparison of the da Vinci 5 and Xi systems.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- AI-based smoke removal in robotic urooncologic surgery: a clinical pilot study.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Robotic technologies relevant to brain tumor surgery: a bibliometric and knowledge-mapping analysis of global trends and translational frontiers.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Review
- Motor learning with force feedback instruments among laparoscopic surgeons and residents.Journal of robotic surgery · 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
- 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
- Unexpected doornail hilar lymph nodes during robot-assisted pulmonary resection: intraoperative challenges and management strategies.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Minimally Invasive Robotic Endoscopic Lipoabdominoplasty for Rectus Diastasis: A Clinical and Demographic Case Series.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
- EndoTac: An Endoscopic Camera-Based Tactile Sensor with High Sensitivity for Minimally Invasive Surgery.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Robotic adhesiolysis: current evidence, technical considerations, and future directions.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Review
- Eye-hand coordination during robotic prostate cancer surgery - how surgical vision reflects on instrument kinematics and vice versa.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- How robotic platforms have expanded the boundaries of minimally invasive surgery: a narrative review.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Review
- White paper: robotic cholecystectomy-new technology but safe principles still apply.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Review
- Robotics in Interventional Oncology: A Call to Arms?Current oncology reports · 2026Review
- Haptic and Palpation Sensing for Robotic Surgery: Engineering Perspectives on Design and Integration.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Haptic-feedback robotics in transcervical fetal endoscopy: reducing uterine irritability and the risk of preterm labor.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Article
- Sensorized Vascular High-Fidelity Physical Simulator for Robot-Assisted Surgery Training: A Multisite Pilot Evaluation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Will AI Replace Physicians in the Near Future? AI Adoption Barriers in Medicine.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
3 authors.
Funding
Abstract
backgroundRobot-assisted systems have predominantly relied on teleoperation, where visual feedback is the primary source of information. However, advances in tactile sensing and displays offer new opportunities to enhance surgical transparency, efficiency, and safety.
methodsA PRISMA-guided search was conducted across PubMed, IEEE Xplore, Scopus, and Web of Science databases to identify relevant studies.
resultsOut of 645 screened articles, 98 met the inclusion criteria, and 33 were included in the final review. The review discusses various tactile feedback stimulus types, applications, and challenges in the context of robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery.
conclusionWhile kinaesthetic feedback has been extensively explored to restore the natural interaction between the surgeon and the surgical environment, tactile feedback remains largely confined to research settings. This is due to significant challenges in integrating tactile feedback into robotic systems and current limitations of sensing technologies.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.