Competency in Robotic Surgery: Standard Setting for Robotic Suturing Using Objective Assessment and Expert Evaluation.

Journal: Journal of surgical education
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Surgical skill assessment tools such as the End-to-End Assessment of Suturing Expertise (EASE) can differentiate a surgeon's experience level. In this simulation-based study, we define a competency benchmark for intraoperative robotic suturing using EASE as a validated measure of performance.

Authors

  • Taseen F Haque
    Center for Robotic Simulation & Education, Catherine & Joseph Aresty Department of Urology, USC Institute of Urology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
  • J Everett Knudsen
    Catherine & Joseph Aresty Department of Urology, USC Institute of Urology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
  • Jonathan You
    Department of Urology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
  • Alvin Hui
    Center for Robotic Simulation & Education, Catherine & Joseph Aresty Department of Urology, USC Institute of Urology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
  • Hooman Djaladat
    Institute of Urology, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
  • Runzhuo Ma
    Center for Robotic Simulation & Education, Catherine & Joseph Aresty Department of Urology, USC Institute of Urology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
  • Steven Cen
    Department of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1500 San Pablo Street, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA.
  • Mitchell Goldenberg
    Surgical Safety Technologies, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Andrew J Hung
    Center for Robotic Simulation & Education, Catherine & Joseph Aresty Department of Urology, University of Southern California Institute of Urology, Los Angeles, California. Electronic address: Andrew.Hung@med.usc.edu.