Background The rapid adoption of robotics within minimally invasive surgical specialties has
also seen an explosion of new technology including multi-and single port, natural orifice …

Artificial intelligence (AI) has made considerable progress within the last decade and is the
subject of contemporary literature. This trend is driven by improved computational abilities …

Background: Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) is used more and more in present
days as a therapy option for surgical treatment of cT1 renal masses. Current guidelines …

Background There is a need to standardize training in robotic surgery, including objective
assessment for accreditation. This systematic review aimed to identify objective tools for …

Introduction Robot-assisted laparoscopy is a safe surgical approach with several studies
suggesting correlations between complication rates and the surgeon's technical skills …

Background Manual objective assessment of skill and errors in minimally invasive surgery
have been validated with correlation to surgical expertise and patient outcomes. However …

Importance Surgical data scientists lack video data sets that depict adverse events, which
may affect model generalizability and introduce bias. Hemorrhage may be particularly …

OBJECTIVE Experts can assess surgeon skill using surgical video, but a limited number of
expert surgeons are available. Automated performance metrics (APMs) are a promising …

Introduction Surgeon assessment tools are subjective and nonscalable. Objective
performance indicators (OPIs), machine learning–enabled metrics recorded during robotic …

Abstract Background and Objectives: The quality of healthcare delivery depends directly on
the skills of clinicians. For patients on hemodialysis, medical errors or injuries caused during …