Learning Curve in Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Liver Resection.

Journal: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to evaluate the learning curve effect on the safety and feasibility of robot-assisted liver resection (RALR).

Authors

  • Peng Zhu
    Center for Drug Safety Evaluation and Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China.
  • Wei Liao
    Department of Surgery, Hepatic Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
  • Ze-Yang Ding
    Department of Surgery, Hepatic Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
  • Lin Chen
    College of Sports, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China.
  • Wan-Guang Zhang
    Department of Surgery, Hepatic Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
  • Bi-Xiang Zhang
    Department of Surgery, Hepatic Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. bixiangzhang@163.com.
  • Xiao-Ping Chen
    Department of Surgery, Hepatic Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. chenxpchenxp@163.com.