In a non-randomized trial, surgeons trained to proficiency on the da Vinci Skills Simulator outperformed controls in operative time and estimated blood loss, with no significant difference in GOALS scores¶

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q2 i? The intervention group of 14 RAS-naive credentialed gynaecological surgeons trained on the dVSS significantly outperformed the 4-surgeon control group in operative time and estimated blood loss, but mean GOALS scores did not differ significantly. → Schmidt MW 2021

Evidence¶

Schmidt MW 2021¶

Schmidt MW, Köppinger KF, Fan C, Kowalewski K-F, Schmidt LP, Vey J, Proctor T, Probst P, Bintintan VV, Müller-Stich B-P, Nickel F. (2021). Virtual reality simulation in robot-assisted surgery: meta-analysis of skill transfer and predictability of skill. BJS Open. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsopen/zraa066

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Non-randomized controlled trial (Table 3) with 18 credentialed gynaecological surgeons naive to RAS; the intervention group completed 10 dVSS tasks to proficiency plus standardized pig laboratory training before robotic supracervical hysterectomy on human patients. The article reports "IG significantly outperformed CG in terms of operative time and EBL" with no significant GOALS difference.

"IG significantly outperformed CG in terms of operative time and EBL. No significant difference in mean GOALS scores"

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