THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ROBOTICS AND COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
To assess the learning curve associated with tele-assisted surgery.
METHODS:
We performed a training box-based study, describing speed and accuracy in volunteers performing basic and complex laparoscopic tasks, to assess performance and in the skill acquisition of inexperienced users, using the Telelap Alf X system. Ten surgeons in gynaecology who had never received formal instruction on this new surgical device, completed four modules during a consecutive 3 day training programme.
RESULTS:
All the participants completed the training programme with a good learning curve.
CONCLUSIONS:
Use of the TELELAP Alf X advanced surgical robotic system is associated with a rapid learning curve among experienced surgeons.
