Are basic robotic surgical skills transferable from the simulator to the operating room? A randomized, prospective, educational study.

CONCLUSIONS: Objective assessments of urology residents on the da Vinci Surgical Skills Simulator tasks ring and rail 2 and suture sponge correlated with their objective assessments of bladder mobilization and urethro-vesical anastomosis. Therefore, basic robotic skills could be transferred from the simulator to the operating room.
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Source: Canadian Urological Association Journal - June 15, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Almarzouq A, Hu J, Noureldin YA, Yin A, Anidjar M, Bladou F, Tanguay S, Kassouf W, Aprikian AG, Andonian S Tags: Can Urol Assoc J Source Type: research