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The Future of Robotic Surgical Training. / Sinha, Ankit; West, Alexander; Vasdev, Nikhil; Sooriakumaran, Prasanna; Rane, Abhay; Dasgupta, Prokar; McKirdy, Michael.
In: British Journal of Surgery, 16.05.2022.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - The Future of Robotic Surgical Training
AU - Sinha, Ankit
AU - West, Alexander
AU - Vasdev, Nikhil
AU - Sooriakumaran, Prasanna
AU - Rane, Abhay
AU - Dasgupta, Prokar
AU - McKirdy, Michael
PY - 2022/5/16
Y1 - 2022/5/16
N2 - Surgical practice has changed greatly in the last century with increasingly complex technology used to gain optimal outcomes for patients. At the same time, stress on healthcare systems, notably the recent COVID-19 pandemic, has made training more challenging. While practice has evolved rapidly to incorporate new technologies and handle stresses on the healthcare system, we examine how surgical training has adapted to keep up.Providing less invasive and safe outcomes for patients has driven the rise of minimally invasive surgery. In particular, robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) has grown 10 – 40 times more than laparoscopic surgery in common general surgical procedures [1]. This rapid growth necessitates similar growth in the training standards and programmes to ensure there are enough practitioners to utilise this new modality and that they do so safely.The purpose of surgical training is to improve the surgeon’s knowledge base while allowing them to navigate the novice learning curve safely and efficiently. This has classically been achieved through case observations of new modalities and techniques followed by an immersive training experience. There must, however, also be some balance in training to allow trainees to experience other modalities such as open surgery in case they are required to attend to an emergency. It is also important to consider the need to convert from robotic to open surgery on rare occasions.
AB - Surgical practice has changed greatly in the last century with increasingly complex technology used to gain optimal outcomes for patients. At the same time, stress on healthcare systems, notably the recent COVID-19 pandemic, has made training more challenging. While practice has evolved rapidly to incorporate new technologies and handle stresses on the healthcare system, we examine how surgical training has adapted to keep up.Providing less invasive and safe outcomes for patients has driven the rise of minimally invasive surgery. In particular, robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) has grown 10 – 40 times more than laparoscopic surgery in common general surgical procedures [1]. This rapid growth necessitates similar growth in the training standards and programmes to ensure there are enough practitioners to utilise this new modality and that they do so safely.The purpose of surgical training is to improve the surgeon’s knowledge base while allowing them to navigate the novice learning curve safely and efficiently. This has classically been achieved through case observations of new modalities and techniques followed by an immersive training experience. There must, however, also be some balance in training to allow trainees to experience other modalities such as open surgery in case they are required to attend to an emergency. It is also important to consider the need to convert from robotic to open surgery on rare occasions.
M3 - Article
JO - British Journal of Surgery
JF - British Journal of Surgery
SN - 0007-1323
ER -