Detailed analysis of operating time learning curves in robotic prostatectomy by a novice surgeon

BJU International

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1074-1080

  Dev, Harveer ^a   Sharma, Naomi L ^b   Dawson, Sarah N ^c   Neal, David E ^a,d   Shah, Nimish ^b  

^a ST JOHN S COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Cambridge Research Institute   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

learning curve; operating times; robotic prostatectomy; robotic surgery training; structured mentoring programme

Indexed keywords

AGED; APICAL DISSECTION; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK DISSECTION; BLADDER TAKE DOWN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL VEIN STITCH; ENDOPELVIC FASCIA INCISION; HUMAN; LEARNING CURVE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PEDICLE DIVISION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOTIC ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC PROSTATECTOMY; ROCCO STITCH; SEMINAL VESICLE DISSECTION; STRUCTURED MENTORING PROGRAM; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TRAINING; VESICO URETHRAL ANASTOMOSIS;

GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOTICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84858443810     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2011.10665.x     Document Type: Article

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