Evaluation of the learning curve for robot-assisted rectal surgery using the cumulative sum method.

Journal: Surgical endoscopy
Published Date: Jan 3, 2022

Abstract

BACKGROUND: There is no clear evidence on the number of cases required to master the techniques required in robot-assisted surgery for different surgical fields and techniques. The purpose of this study was to clarify the learning curve of robot-assisted rectal surgery for malignant disease by surgical process.

Authors

  • Tetsuo Sugishita
    Department of Colorectal Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan.
  • Shunsuke Tsukamoto
    Department of Colorectal Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan. shtsukam@ncc.go.jp.
  • Jun Imaizumi
    Department of Colorectal Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan.
  • Yasuyuki Takamizawa
    Department of Colorectal Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan.
  • Manabu Inoue
    4 Department of Neurology, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.
  • Konosuke Moritani
    Department of Colorectal Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan.
  • Yusuke Kinugasa
  • Yukihide Kanemitsu
    Department of Colorectal Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan.

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