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Surgical Robot-Assisted Transanal Specimen Extraction Radical Sigmoidectomy Without an Auxiliary Abdominal Incision
Published on: June 13, 2025
[Structured Implementation and Modular In-house Training as Key Success Factors in Robotically Assisted Surgery -
Oskar Rückbeil1, Uwe Sebestyen1, Tilman Schlick1
1Chirurgie/Zentrum für Robotik, Immanuel Klinik Rüdersdorf, Rüdersdorf bei Berlin, Germany.
Objectives:
To demonstrate the applicability of structured implementation of robotic assisted surgery (RAS) and to evaluate a modular training procedure during the implementation phase in in-house mentoring.
Method:
Execution of a self-defined PDCA (PDCA: Plan-Do-Check-Act) implementation cycle accompanied by prospective data collection of patient characteristics, operation times, complications, conversion rates and postoperative length of stay of a modularly defined training operation (robotic assisted rectosigmoid resection - RARSR).
Results:
Evaluation of 100 consecutive cases distributed among 3 trainees and an in-house mentor as internal control group. Presentation of qualitatively safe and successful implementation with a short learning curve of the training operation with balanced patient characteristics.
Conclusions:
Structured implementation enables the safe introduction of RAS in visceral surgery. In this context, modular training operations can facilitate the adoption of RAS by users under everyday conditions. For the first time, we demonstrate this within an in-house mentoring approach.
