Training residents in robotic thoracic surgery.

ABSTRACT: With growing integration of robotic technology in thoracic surgery, the need for structured training has never been greater with trainees expressing desire for additional experience. Determining the ideal education program is challenging as the collective experience is still relatively early and growing with many experienced surgeons still becoming facile with the platform. Understanding differences between robotic and thoracoscopic approaches including lung retraction and dissection, use of carbon dioxide insufflation, and lack of tactile feedback serves as the foundation for building a skillset. Currently, there is no standard accepted curriculum for residents. Inclusion of these trainees in structured programs has been shown to be safe with equivalent patient outcomes. There are multipl

SUBMITTER: Alicuben ET 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8575838 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature