Structured training curricula for robotic colorectal surgery in China: does laparoscopic experience affect training effects?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Robotic surgery has been widely adopted for colorectal cancer (CRC). Many surgeons in China have completed structured training programs and have performed robotic colorectal surgeries. This multicenter study aimed to evaluate the training effects of structured training curricula in China for surgeons with different laparoscopic experiences during their initial implementation of robotic colorectal surgery.

Methods

Ten surgeons from five high-volume centers participated in this retrospective study. The baseline characteristics, perioperative data, and pathological outcomes were compared between the first 15 robotic surgeries performed by five surgeons with extensive laparoscopic experience (group A) and the first 15 robotic surgeries performed by five surgeons with

SUBMITTER: Shu D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10007934 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature