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Expert Consensus Recommendations for Robotic Surgery Credentialing.

Dimitrios Stefanidis¹, Elizabeth M Huffman¹, Justin W Collins²

¹Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.

Annals of Surgery

|November 20, 2020

Summary

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Standardized robotic surgery credentialing criteria were defined by expert consensus to ensure surgeon proficiency and patient safety. Implementing these criteria aims to improve robotic surgeon skills and patient outcomes.

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Area of Science:

Surgical Innovation
Medical Device Technology
Healthcare Policy

Background:

Current robotic surgery credentialing policies show significant variability.
Existing policies are often inadequate for ensuring surgeon proficiency.
Inadequate credentialing may pose risks to patient safety.

Purpose of the Study:

To establish standardized criteria for robotic surgery credentialing.
To achieve expert consensus on essential credentialing benchmarks.
To enhance surgeon proficiency and patient safety in robotic procedures.

Main Methods:

Convened 28 national robotic surgery experts for a consensus conference.
Developed 91 proposed criteria based on policy review and expert discussion.
Utilized a modified Delphi process with three electronic survey rounds to achieve consensus.

Main Results:

Achieved consensus on 76 standardized robotic surgery credentialing criteria.
Experts agreed on the need for standardized criteria to ensure proficiency.
Recommended video review, objective proficiency benchmarks, and ongoing outcome monitoring.

Conclusions:

Defined detailed robotic surgery credentialing criteria through a systematic expert consensus approach.
Uniform implementation of these criteria can enhance robotic surgeon proficiency.
Standardized credentialing has the potential to positively impact patient outcomes.