From the simulation lab to the operating room: simulation performance predicts intraoperative performance in robotic gastrojejunostomy

AA Abreu, E Farah, A Kannan, S Garces-Palacios… - Surgical …, 2024 - Springer
Background Simulation and video-based assessment (VBA) offer residents the opportunity
to develop operative skills while ensuring patient safety. This study aims to determine …

Learning Curve of a Robotic Bio-Tissue Intestinal Anastomosis: Implications for Surgical Training Curricula

B Rail, AA Abreu, E Farah, DJ Scott… - Journal of Surgical …, 2024 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE The integration of robotic surgical training in a time-scarce residency program is
a challenge for surgical educators. Simulation-based training is a tool that allows residents …

Validity of task-specific metrics for assessment in perineal proctectomy

A Desir, P Pourghaderi, SR Hegde, D Demirel… - Surgical …, 2024 - Springer
Background Perineal proctectomy is a complex procedure that requires advanced skills.
Currently, there are no simulators for training in this procedure. As part of our objective of …

Validity and reliability evidence support task-specific metrics for laparoscopic fundoplication

A Desir, C Marques, E Farah, S R. Hegde… - Surgical …, 2024 - Springer
Background Laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair (LHHR) is a complex operation requiring
advanced surgical training. Surgical simulation offers a potential solution for learning …

Validity of a virtual reality-based straight coloanal anastomosis simulator

G Westergaard, A Desir, J Barker, T Halic… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Current training methods for surgical trainees are inadequate because they are
costly, low-fidelity, or have a low skill ceiling. This work aims to expand available virtual …

The development of task-specific metrics for grading the robotic gastrojejunostomy in robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy

AI Al Abbas, S Hegde, I Radi, R Alterio… - … Education-Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Minimally invasive surgery affords the opportunity for video review. Procedures
are unique and global assessments may not be helpful in identifying points of improvement …