Residents' Views on the Impact of Robotic Surgery on General Surgery Education.

Journal: Journal of surgical education
Published Date: Oct 20, 2020

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The use of the da Vinci Robot has been fast growing in general surgery in the United States over the past decade. While the financial cost of robot-assisted procedures has been studied, there has been limited research on the educational cost of the robotic approach on general surgery trainees, and their surgical skills.

Authors

  • Youssef M Khalafallah
    Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, Inova Fairfax Medical Campus, Falls Church, Virginia.
  • Tyler Bernaiche
    Inova Fairfax Medical Campus, Department of Surgery, Falls Church, Virginia.
  • Stacy Ranson
    Inova Fairfax Medical Campus, Department of Surgery, Falls Church, Virginia.
  • Chang Liu
    Key Lab of Cell Differentiation and Apoptosis of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
  • Devon T Collins
    George Mason University, Department of Global and Community Health, Fairfax, Virginia; Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia.
  • Jonathan Dort
    Inova Fairfax Medical Campus, Department of Surgery, Falls Church, Virginia.
  • Gordon Hafner
    Inova Fairfax Medical Campus, Department of Surgery, Falls Church, Virginia; Inova Schar Cancer Institute, Falls Church, Viriginia. Electronic address: Gordon.Hafner@inova.org.

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