Competency in Robotic Surgery: Standard Setting for Robotic Suturing Using Objective Assessment and Expert Evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Surgical skill assessment tools such as the End-to-End Assessment of Suturing Expertise (EASE) can differentiate a surgeon's experience level. In this simulation-based study, we define a competency benchmark for intraoperative robotic suturing using EASE as a validated measure of performance.

Design

Participants conducted a dry-lab vesicourethral anastomosis (VUA) exercise. Videos were each independently scored by 2 trained, blinded reviewers using EASE. Inter-rater reliability was measured with prevalence-adjusted bias-adjusted Kappa (PABAK) using 2 example videos. All videos were reviewed by an expert surgeon, who determined if the suturing skills exhibited were at a competency level expected for residency graduation (pass or fail). The Contrasting Group (CG) met

SUBMITTER: Haque TF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10923136 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature