Please cite this paper as: Schreuder H, Wolswijk R, Zweemer R, Schijven M, Verheijen R.
Training and learning robotic surgery, time for a more structured approach: a systematic …

Purpose Tremendous interest and need lie at the intersection of telemedicine and minimally
invasive surgery. Robotics provides an ideal environment for surgical telementoring and …

Artificial intelligence (AI) systems can now reliably assess surgeon skills through videos of
intraoperative surgical activity. With such systems informing future high-stakes decisions …

Purpose: We developed and validated a standardized assessment tool for robotic surgical
skills, and report its usefulness, reliability and construct validity in a clinical setting. Materials …

Background Open transthoracic esophagectomy is the worldwide gold standard in the
treatment of resectable esophageal cancer. Robot-assisted minimally invasive thoraco …

Background Thoracic laparoscopic robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy
(RAMIE) was developed in 2003. RAMIE was shown to be safe and oncologically effective …

Background There is a need for a standardized curriculum for training and assessment of
robotic surgeons to proficiency, followed by high‐stakes testing (HST) for certification …

Background The development of structured and validated training curricula is one of the
current priorities in robot-assisted urological surgery. Objective To establish the feasibility …

Abstract Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) are frequently present in the general
population as patients age with approximately a third of individuals experiencing LUTS …

Purpose: With the rapid and widespread adoption of robotics in surgery, the minimally
invasive surgical landscape has changed markedly within the last half decade. This change …