Surgeon Skill and Perioperative Outcomes in Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Technical skill in complex surgical procedures may affect clinical outcomes, and there is growing interest in understanding the clinical implications of surgeon proficiency levels.

Objectives

To determine whether surgeon scores representing technical skills of robot-assisted kidney surgery are associated with patient outcomes.

Design, setting, and participants

This quality improvement study included 10 urological surgeons participating in a surgical collaborative in Michigan from July 2021 to September 2022. Each surgeon submitted up to 7 videos of themselves performing robot-assisted partial nephrectomy. Videos were segmented into 6 key steps, yielding 127 video clips for analysis. Each video clip was deidentified and distributed to at least 3 of the 24 bl

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11250260 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature