The need for structured thoracic robotic training: the perspective of an American Association for Thoracic Surgery surgical robotic fellow

Rodriguez, M. (Maria); Ferrari-Light, D. (Dana); Wee, J.O. (Jon O.); Cerfolio, R.J. (Robert J.)

Authors:

Rodriguez, M. (Maria)

Ferrari-Light, D. (Dana)

Wee, J.O. (Jon O.)

Cerfolio, R.J. (Robert J.)

Keywords:

Thoracic surgery
Robotic

Issue Date:

2020

Publisher:

AME Publishing

ISSN:

2305-5839

Note:

This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), which permits the noncommercial replication and distribution of the article with the strict proviso that no changes or edits are made and the original work is properly cited (including links to both the formal publication through the relevant DOI and the license). See: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.

Citation:

Rodriguez, M. (Maria); Ferrari-Light, D. (Dana); Wee, J.O. (Jon O.); et al. "The need for structured thoracic robotic training: the perspective of an American Association for Thoracic Surgery surgical robotic fellow". Annals of translational medicine. 8 (8), 2020, 557

Abstract

Since the initial experiences with robotic platforms in thoracic surgery (1), the number of procedures performed with this technique have continued to increase (2). Not only have newer trainees demonstrated interest in the field, but former open and VATS surgeons have also become aware of the advantages that the robotic platform provides (1,3). However, although some authors have implemented robotic thoracic surgery safely (4,5) others still consider it inefficient, citing the increased operative time (related to the learning curve), the initial instrument cost, and the lack of appropriate directed training (3).

URI:

https://hdl.handle.net/10171/66228

DOI:

10.21037/atm.2020.03.224

Appears in Collections:

DA - CUN - Cirugía torácica - Artículos de revista

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