Utilizing Simulation to Evaluate Robotic Skill Acquisition and Learning Decay.

Journal: Surgical laparoscopy, endoscopy & percutaneous techniques
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: We aim to evaluate how new robotic skills are acquired and retained by having participants train and retest using exercises on the robotic platform. We hypothesized that participants with a 3-month break from the robotic platform will have less learning decay and increased retention compared with those with a 6-month break.

Authors

  • Shinban Liu
    Department of Surgery, Emory University.
  • Kayla Watkins
    Department of Surgery, Emory University.
  • Caroline E Hall
    Department of Surgery, Emory University.
  • Yuki Liu
    Global Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Intuitive Surgical, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA.
  • Shih-Hao Lee
    Global Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Intuitive Surgical, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA.
  • Dominic Papandria
    Department of Surgery, Emory University.
  • Keith A Delman
    Department of Surgery, Emory University.
  • Jahnavi Srinivasan
    Department of Surgery, Emory University.
  • Ankit Patel
    Bombay Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, India.
  • S Scott Davis
    Department of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Edward Lin
    Department of Surgery, Emory University.
  • Jamil Stetler
    Department of Surgery, Emory University.