Virtual reality simulation in robot-assisted surgery: meta-analysis of skill transfer and predictability of skill.

ABSTRACT: The value of virtual reality (VR) simulators for robot-assisted surgery (RAS) for skill assessment and training of surgeons has not been established. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to identify evidence on transferability of surgical skills acquired on robotic VR simulators to the operating room and the predictive value of robotic VR simulator performance for intraoperative performance. MEDLINE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Web of Science were searched systematically. Risk of bias was assessed using the Medical Education Research Study Quality Instrument and the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale for Education. Correlation coefficients were chosen as effect measure and pooled using the inverse-variance weighting approach. A random-effects model was applied to esti

SUBMITTER: Schmidt MW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8052560 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature