Prior Robotic Console Expertise May Improve Basic Skills at the New Hugo RAS Simulator: Results from a Cohort Trial and Implications for Skill Transference Across Platforms.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Robot-assisted surgery ensures minimal invasiveness; since the expiry of the Da Vinci patent, new robotic systems have entered the market. Recently, the Hugo RAS received CE approval for several surgical procedures. However, more is needed to know about skill acquisition at the new simulator.

Objective

This study aims to analyse the factors impacting basic surgical skills at the Hugo RAS simulator.

Design setting and participants

We present a cross-sectional study involving 71 participants of different backgrounds invited to a hands-on session with the Hugo RAS simulator voluntarily. All of them had no prior expertise with the system. Participants were recruited among medical/nurse students, residents, and laparoscopic and robotic surgeons.

Intervention<

SUBMITTER: Sighinolfi MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10334229 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature