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Learning curve for robotic-assisted laparoscopic colorectal surgery
Surgical Endoscopy · 2010 · Vol. 25(3) · pp. 855–860
Malak B. Bokhari✉Chirag B. Patel(The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston)Diego I. Ramos‐Valadez(The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston)Madhu Ragupathi(The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston)Eric M. Haas(Colorectal Surgical Associates)
Abstract
The three phases identified with CUSUM analysis of surgeon console time represented characteristic stages of the learning curve for robotic colorectal procedures. The data suggest that the learning phase was achieved after 15 to 25 cases.
Colorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsMinimally Invasive Surgical TechniquesSurgical Simulation and TrainingCUSUMMedicineLearning curveColorectal surgeryRectumAbdominal surgerySurgeryMathematicsStatistics
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ColonDiverticulumEducational MeasurementEndometriosisFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedLaparoscopyRectal ProlapseRectumRetrospective StudiesRoboticsDigestive System Surgical ProceduresTime Factors
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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum · 2002 · 487 citations
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