Perceived comfort and tool usability during robot-assisted and traditional laparoscopic surgery: a survey study.

ABSTRACT: It is known that over half of previously surveyed surgeons performing Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery (RALS) and three-quarters of those performing Traditional Laparoscopic Surgery (TLS) experience intraoperative pain. This survey study aimed to expand upon the ongoing impact of that pain as well as perceived tool usability associated with TLS and RALS, for which considerably less documentation exists. A survey regarding the presence and impact, either immediate or ongoing, of intraoperative pain and Likert scale questions regarding tool usability was administered to TLS and RALS surgeons on the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) mailing list. Prevalence statistics as well as trends based on biological sex and glove size were obtained from the 323 responses. Most respon

SUBMITTER: Hislop J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10787683 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature