Understanding the surgeon's behaviour during robot-assisted surgery: protocol for the qualitative Behav'Robot study.
Journal:
BMJ open
Published Date:
Apr 7, 2022
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Robot-assisted surgery is spreading worldwide, accounting for more than 1.2 million procedures in 2019. Data are sparse in the literature regarding the surgeon's mechanisms that mediate risk-taking during a procedure, especially robot-assisted. This study aims to describe and understand the behaviour of the surgeons during robot-assisted surgery and the change in their behaviour with increasing experience in using the robot.