title: Raven surgical robot training in preparation for da vinci.
abstract: The rapid adoption of robotic assisted surgery challenges the pace at which adequate robotic training can occur due to access limitations to the da Vinci robot. Thirty medical students completed a randomized controlled trial evaluating whether the Raven robot could be used as an alternative training tool for the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) block transfer task on the da Vinci robot. Two groups, one trained on the da Vinci and one trained on the Raven, were tested on a criterion FLS block transfer task on the da Vinci. After robotic FLS block transfer proficiency training there was no statistically significant difference between path length (p=0.39) and economy of motion scores (p=0.06) between the two groups, but those trained on the da Vinci did have faster task times (p=0.01). These results provide evidence for the value of using the Raven robot for training prior to using the da Vinci surgical system for similar tasks.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Deanna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Glassman
authors.affiliation: University of Washington Biorobotics Laboratory.
authors.forename: Lee
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: White
authors.affiliation: University of Washington Biorobotics Laboratory.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.affiliation: University of Washington Biorobotics Laboratory.
authors.forename: Hawkeye
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: King
authors.affiliation: University of Washington Biorobotics Laboratory.
authors.forename: Alicia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.affiliation: Albers School of Business & Economics; Seattle University.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Glassman
authors.affiliation: University of Washington Department of Biostatistics.
authors.forename: Bryan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Comstock
authors.affiliation: University of Washington Biorobotics Laboratory.
authors.forename: Blake
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hannaford
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Washington.
authors.forename: Thomas S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Lendvay
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013337:Students, Medical; D055815:Young Adult