Dry lab training on the da Vinci Surgical System was the most common training modality in robotic surgery training studies¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2024 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Across 209 included studies, the da Vinci Surgical System was used in 91 dry lab studies and 30 wet lab studies, the dV-Trainer in 36 studies, and the da Vinci Surgical Skills simulator in 64 studies. → Rahimi A. Masie 2024

Evidence¶

Rahimi A. Masie 2024¶

Rahimi A. Masie, Uluç Ezgi, Hardon Sem F., Bonjer H. Jaap, van der Peet Donald L., Daams Freek. (2024). Training in robotic-assisted surgery: a systematic review of training modalities and objective and subjective assessment methods. Surgical Endoscopy. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-024-10915-7

q3 · i? · review · r2

Narrative synthesis of the 209 included studies, grouped by training modality. The review found "Three main training systems" with the counts above, totaling 255 training modalities across studies, some combining modalities.

"Three main training systems were identified in the studies: the da Vinci Surgical System was used in 91 studies with dry lab sessions and 30 studies with wet lab sessions, 36 studies using the dV-Trainer, and 64 studies utilized the da Vinci Surgical Skills simulator"

Discussion¶

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