The "tele" factor in surgery today and tomorrow: Implications for surgical training and education

Surgery Today

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 115-122

  Gambadauro, Pietro ^a   Torrejón, Rafael ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Internet; Surgical training; Telemedicine; Telementoring; Telesurgery and robotic surgery

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COOPERATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY; SURGICAL TRAINING; TELECONFERENCE; TELECONSULTATION; TELEEDUCATION; TELEHEALTH; TELEMEDICINE; TELEMENTORING; TELEPROCTORING; TELESURGERY;

BIBLIOMETRICS; GENERAL SURGERY; INTERNET; MENTORS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; ROBOTICS; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 84878514368     PISSN: 09411291     EISSN: 14362813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00595-012-0267-9     Document Type: Review

References (66)

1. Magos A, Gambadauro P. Desktop search engines: a modern way to hand search in full text. Lancet. 2005;366(9481):203-4.
2. Gambadauro P, Magos A. Office 2.0: a web 2.0 tool for international collaborative research. Lancet. 2008;371(9627):1837-8.
3. Rosser JC, Wood M, Payne JH, Fullum TM, Lisehora GB, Rosser LE, Barcia PJ, Salvagi RS. Telementoring: a practical option in surgical training. Surg Endosc. 1997;11:852-5.
4. Rosser JC, Gabriel N, Herman B, Murayama M. Telementoring and Teleproctoring. Worl J Surg. 2001;25:1438-48.
5. Angood PB. Telemedicine, the Internet, and World Wide Web: overview, current status, and relevance to surgeons. World J Surg. 2001;25:1449-57.
6. Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons. Guidelines for the surgical practice of telemedicine. Surg Endosc. 2000;14:975-9.
7. Go PMNYH, Payne JH, Satava RM, Rosser JC. Teleconferencing bridges two oceans and shrinks the surgical world. Surg Endosc. 1996;10:105-6.
8. Moore RG, Adams JB, Partin AW, Docimo SG, Kavoussi LR. Telementoring of laparoscopic procedures: initial clinical experience. Surg Endosc. 1996;10(2):107-10.
9. Marescaux J, Mutter D, Soler L, Vix M, Leroy J. The virtual university applied to telesurgery: from tele-education to tele-manipulation. Bull Acad Natl Med. 1999;183:509-21.
10. Rosser JC, Wood M, Payne JH, Fullum TM, Lisehora GB, Rosser LE, et al. Telementoring. A practical option in surgical training. Surg Endosc. 1997;11(8):852-5.
11. Schulam PG, Docimo SG, Saleh W, Breitenbach C, Moore RG, Kavoussi L. Telesurgical mentoring. Initial clinical experience. Surg Endosc. 1997;11:1001-5.
12. Lee BR, Bishoff JT, Janetschek G, Bunyaratevej P, Kamolpronwijit W, Cadeddu JA, et al. A novel method of surgical instruction: international telementoring. World J Urol. 1998;16(6):367-70.
13. Cubano M, Poulose BK, Salamini MA, Stewart R, Antosek LE, Lentz R, et al. Long distance telementoring. A novel tool for laparoscopy aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. Surg Endosc. 1999;13:673-8.
14. Lee BR, Png DJ, Liew L, Fabrizio M, Li MK, Jarrett JW, et al. Laparoscopic telesurgery between the United States and Singapore. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2000;29:665-8.
15. Bauer JJ, Lee BR, Bishoff JT, Janetschek G, Bunyaratevej P, Kamolpronwijit W, et al. International surgical telementoring using a robotic arm: our experience. Telemed J. 2000;6:25-31.
16. Micali S, Virgili G, Vannozzi E, Grassi N, Jarrett TW, Bauer JJ, et al. Feasibility of telementoring between Baltimore (USA) and Rome (Italy): the first five cases. J Endourol. 2000;14:493-6.
17. Gambadauro P, Magos A. Digital video technology and surgical training. Eur Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2007;3:31-4.
18. Hahm JS, Lee HL, Choi HS, Shimizu S. Telemedicine system using a high-speed network: past, present, and future. Gut Liver. 2009;3(4):247-51.
19. Gambadauro P, Magos A. NEST (network enhanced surgical training): a PC-based system for telementoring in gynaecological surgery. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2008;139(2):222-5.
20. Notte D, Mimouna R, Cadiere GB, Bruyns, Degueldre M, Mols P. Human factor's in telemedicine: training surgeons by telementoring. Lect Notes Comput Sci. 2009;5619:1033-41.
21. Gambadauro P, Chapman L, Makris A, Papalampros P, Polyzos D, Papadopoulos N, et al. Simulating telementoring using NEST (network enhanced surgical training) in an endoscopic skills laboratory. Gynecol Surg. 2006;3:S41.
22. Darzi A, Smith S, Taffinder N. Assessing operative skills. BMJ. 1999;318:887-8.
23. Sarker SK, Chang A, Vincent C, Darzi AW. Development of assessing generic and specific technical skills in laparoscopic surgery. Am J Surg. 2006;191:238-44.
24. Moorthy K, Muntz Y, Sarker SK, Darzi A. Objective assessment of technical skills in surgery. BMJ. 2003;327:1032-7.
25. Gambadauro P, Magos A. Digital video recordings for training, assessment, and revalidation of surgical skills. Surg Technol Int. 2010;20:36-9.
26. Cheah WK, Lee B, Lenzi JE, Goh PM. Telesurgical laparoscopic cholecystectomy between two countries. Surg Endosc. 2000;14(11):1085.
27. Marescaux J, Leroy J, Gagner M, Rubino F, Mutter D, Vix M, et al. Transatlantic robot-assisted telesurgery. Nature. 2001;413:379-80.
28. Pugin F, Bucher P, Morel P. History of robotic surgery: from AESOP® and ZEUS® to da Vinci®. J Visc Surg. 2011;148:e3-8.
29. Yim GW, Kim SW, Nam EJ, Kim YT. Role of robot-assisted surgery in cervical cancer. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2011;21(1):173-81.
30. Lehr EJ, Rodriguez E, Chitwood WR. Robotic cardiac surgery. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2011;24(1):77-85.
31. van Dam P, Hauspy J, Verkinderen L, Trinh XB, van Dam PJ, Van Looy L, et al. Are costs of robot-assisted surgery warranted for gynecological procedures? Obstet Gynecol Int. 2011;2011:973830.
32. Haidegger T, Sándor J, Benyó Z. Surgery in space: the future of robotic telesurgery. Surg Endosc. 2011;25(3):681-90.
33. Suzuki S, Suzuki N, Hattori A, Hayashibe M, Konishi K, Kakeji Y, et al. Tele-surgery simulation with a patient organ model for robotic surgery training. Int J Med Robot. 2005;1(4):80-8.
34. Suzuki S, Suzuki N, Hayashibe M, Hattori A, Konishi K, Kakeji Y, et al. Tele-surgical simulation system for training in the use of da Vinci surgery. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2005;111:543-8.
35. Nguan C, Miller B, Patel R, Luke PP, Schlachta CM. Pre-clinical remote telesurgery trial of a da Vinci telesurgery prototype. Int J Med Robot. 2008;4(4):304-9.
36. Sterbis JR, Hanly EJ, Herman BC, Marohn MR, Broderick TJ, Shih SP, et al. Transcontinental telesurgical nephrectomy using the da Vinci robot in a porcine model. Urology. 2008;71(5):971-3.
37. Brockbank W. Old anatomical theatres and what took place therein. Med Hist. 1968;12(4):371-84.
38. Ward JP, Gordon J, Field MJ, Lehmann HP. Communication and information technology in medical education. Lancet. 2001;10(357):792-6.
39. Khan N, Coppola W, Rayne T, Epstein O. Medical student access to multimedia devices: most have it, some don't and what's next? Inform Health Soc Care. 2009;34(2):100-5.
40. Gormley GJ, Collins K, Boohan M, Bickle IC, Stevenson M. Is there a place for e-learning in clinical skills? A survey of undergraduate medical students' experiences and attitudes. Med Teach. 2009;31(1):e6-12.
41. Alvarez RS, Rodríguez JL, Alonso AC. Teaching surgery: new times, new methods. Cir Esp 2012;90:17-23.
42. Kleinpell R, Ely EW, Williams G, Liolios A, Ward N, Tisherman SA. Web-based resources for critical care education. Crit Care Med. 2011;39(3):541-53.
43. Davies BS, Rafique J, Vincent TR, Fairclough J, Packer MH, Vincent R, et al. Mobile Medical Education (MoMEd) - how mobile information resources contribute to learning for undergraduate clinical students: a mixed methods study. BMC Med Educ. 2012;12(1):1-12.
44. Wiecha J, Barrie N. Collaborative online learning: a new approach to distance CME. Acad Med. 2002;77(9):928-9.
45. Butterworth K, Hayes B, Zimmerman M. Remote and rural: do mentors enhance the value of distance learning continuing medical education? Educ Health (Abingdon). 2011;24(3):539.
46. Casebeer L, Allison J, Spettell CM. Designing tailored Web-based instruction to improve practicing physicians' chlamydial screening rates. Acad Med. 2002;77(9):929.
47. Sargeant J, Curran V, Allen M, Jarvis-Selinger S, Ho K. Facilitating interpersonal interaction and learning online: linking theory and practice. J Contin Educ Health Prof. 2006;26(2):128-36.
48. Wong G, Greenhalgh T, Pawson R. Internet-based medical education: a realist review of what works, for whom and in what circumstances. BMC Med Educ. 2010;2(10):12.
49. Klock C, Gomes Rde P. Web conferencing systems: skype and MSN in telepathology. Diagn Pathol. 2008;3:S13.
50. Genzen JR, for the Education Committee of the Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists. Pathology consultation on reporting of critical values. Am J Clin Pathol. 2011;135(4):505-13.
51. Rocha R, Vassallo J, Soares F, Miller K, Gobbi H. Digital slides: present status of a tool for consultation, teaching, and quality control in pathology. Pathol Res Pract. 2009;205(11):735-41.
52. Ewers R, Schicho K, Wagner A, Undt G, Seemann R, Figl M, et al. Seven years of clinical experience with teleconsultation in craniomaxillofacial surgery. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2005;63(10):1447-54.
53. Narenthiranathan NR, Adnan JS, Haspani MS. Tailoring teleconsultation to meet the current needs of neurosurgical services: a multimodality oriented neurosurgical consultation. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2010;161:112-21.
54. Seemann R, Guevara G, Undt G, Ewers R, Schicho K. Clinical evaluation of tele-endoscopy using UMTS cellphones. Surg Endosc. 2010;24(11):2855-9.
55. Eranki V, Munt J, Lim MJ, Atkinson R. Consultation of orthopaedics cases using multimedia messaging services. Open Orthop J. 2010;23(4):164-8.
56. Zetterman CV, Sweitzer BJ, Webb B, Barak-Bernhagen MA, Boedeker BH. Validation of a virtual preoperative evaluation clinic: a pilot study. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2011;163:737-9.
57. Gambadauro P, Magos A. Surgical videos for accident analysis, performance improvement and complication prevention: time for a surgical black box? Surg Innov. 2012;19:76-80. doi: 10.1177/1553350611415424.
58. Brahams D. The medicolegal implications of teleconsulting in the UK. J Telemed Telecare. 1995;1(4):196-201.
59. DeBakey ME. Telemedicine has now come of age. Telemed J. 1995;1(1):3-4.
60. Shimizu S, Han HS, Okamura K, Yamaguchi K, Tanaka M. Live demonstration of surgery across international borders with uncompressed high-definition quality. HPB (Oxford). 2007;9(5):398-9.
61. Grech V, Muscat HA, Cassar B. Videoconferencing: live procedures during conferences - practical problems and solutions. J Vis Commun Med. 2009;32:53-4.
62. Hollick EJ, Allan BD. Live surgery: national survey of United Kingdom ophthalmologists. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2008;34(6):1029-32.
63. Augestad KM, Lindsetmo RO. Overcoming distance: video-conferencing as a clinical and educational tool among surgeons. World J Surg. 2009;33(7):1356-65.
64. Holland AJ, Soundappan SV, Oldmeadow W. Videoconferencing surgical tutorials: bridging the gap. ANZ J Surg. 2008;78(4):297-301.
65. Gul YA, Wan AC, Darzi A. Undergraduate surgical teaching utilizing telemedicine. Med Educ. 1999;33(8):596-9.
66. McIntyre TP, Monahan TS, Villegas L, Doyle J, Jones DB. Teleconferencing surgery enhances effective communication and enriches medical education. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2008;18(1):45-8.