Validation of a surgical workspace scale during robot-assisted surgery
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Published on: August 12, 2021
Hayder Alhusseinawi1,2, Rikke Haase1, Sten Rasmussen1,2
1Department of Urology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.
Background:
A sufficient surgical workspace is crucial to avoid complications. Within classic laparoscopy, many subjective surgical rating scales (SRSs) have previously been used to evaluate the surgical workspace. This study aimed to validate a modified version of the 5-point SRS during robot-assisted radical nephrectomy (RARN).
Methods:
Thirty-two intra-operative videos of intraperitoneal spaces were recorded from eight patients who underwent RARN. To attain the visualisation of different types of workspaces, we recorded 20 s panoramic videos of different pneumoperitoneum, namely 3, 5, 7 and 12 mmHg. The videos were randomised and presented two times to eight experienced robotic surgeons to evaluate the workspace using our modified 5-point SRS. Both inter-and intra-rater reliabilities were tested.
Results:
The results of the validation study showed moderate inter-rater and good to excellent intra-rater reliability.
Conclusion:
This is a valid tool that can be confidently used by future researchers in the field of robot-assisted surgery.
