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Tejinder P Singh1, Jessica Zaman2, Jessica Cutler2
1Department of Surgery Albany Medical College, 50 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY, 12208, USA. singht@amc.edu.
World Journal of Surgery
|October 12, 2021
Summary
Robotic surgery is evolving into computationally enhanced surgery (CES). New metrics and analytic tools are needed to validate outcomes and advance simulation, training, and applications in this rapidly developing field.
Area of Science:
- Robotic Surgery
- Surgical Technology
- Computational Surgery
Background:
- Robotic surgery has seen 20 years of debate on cost, platforms, curriculum, and clinical trials.
- Controversies persist, limiting the adoption of current and future robotic surgery platforms.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review and analyze robotic systems for gastrointestinal/abdominal surgery.
- To assess the clinical impact of these robotic systems.
Main Methods:
- MEDLINE search using terms: abdominal, gastrointestinal, review, robotic surgery (4306 articles as of 2021).
- Assessment of publicly available information, highly cited articles, and reviews for clinical outcomes.
Main Results:
- Despite numerous articles, ongoing controversies limit robotic surgery platform use.
- Newer robotic platforms lack sufficient studies for definitive conclusions, opening new research avenues.
Conclusions:
- Robotic surgery is evolving into computationally enhanced surgery (CES), also termed computer-assisted or digital surgery.
- Validating CES advancements requires new metrics and analytical tools.
- This will drive innovation in simulation, training, and application development.
