European basic laparoscopic urological skills: a feasibility study in a setting for robot-assisted surgery
IntroductionSince the introduction of laparoscopy, a variety of training sets and tasks have been introduced for surgical education of minimally-invasive surgery. The implementation of the European Basic Laparoscopic Urological Skills into the training and education program of future laparoscopic su...
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| author | Nikolaos Liakos Martin Janssen Rudolf Moritz Özlem Kayaci-Güner Johannes Bründl Arif Özkan Burkhard Ubrig Stefan Siemer Christian Gratzke Christian Wagner Christian Wagner |
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| description | IntroductionSince the introduction of laparoscopy, a variety of training sets and tasks have been introduced for surgical education of minimally-invasive surgery. The implementation of the European Basic Laparoscopic Urological Skills into the training and education program of future laparoscopic surgeons created a new era and provided a standardized approach for urological surgical training. However, these tasks have not yet been evaluated in a setting of robot-assisted surgery. The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of the implementation of the four E-BLUS tasks into training modules of robot-assisted surgery.MethodsA cohort of 31 robotic surgeons (group A: experienced, group B: novices) performed these tasks in two different institutions by using the latest generation of robotic surgical platforms. Time performance and failure rate were assessed and statistically analyzed.ResultsThe groups demonstrated a statistically significant difference regarding time performance in half of the tasks involving fine surgical skills (cutting and knotting, p = 0.01 and p = 0.02, respectively) but no significant difference in tasks involving manual ambidexterity (p = 0.14 and 0.12, respectively). A low failure rate during the attempts of the group of novice robotic surgeons could be observed.DiscussionThe use of the E-BLUS tasks in a training setting of robot-assisted surgery is feasible and can lead to the development of surgical skills needed during robot-assisted surgical procedures. It is a relatively low-cost dry lab option for the introduction of novice robotic surgeons. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9749b79f0cba4f60ac74460d5bdc60922025-08-20T02:11:50ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Surgery2296-875X2025-04-011210.3389/fsurg.2025.15668401566840European basic laparoscopic urological skills: a feasibility study in a setting for robot-assisted surgeryNikolaos Liakos0Martin Janssen1Rudolf Moritz2Özlem Kayaci-Güner3Johannes Bründl4Arif Özkan5Burkhard Ubrig6Stefan Siemer7Christian Gratzke8Christian Wagner9Christian Wagner10Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Centre of the University of Freiburg, Freiburg, GermanyDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Centre of the University of Münster, Münster, GermanyDepartment of Urology, Marien Hospital Herne, University Hospital of the Rhein-Ruhr-University, Herne, GermanyEuropean Robotic Institute, Gronau, GermanyDepartment of Urology, St. Josef Krankenhaus Regensburg, University Hospital of the University of Regensburg, Regenburg, GermanyDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Centre of the University of Freiburg, Freiburg, GermanyDepartment of Urology, Augusta-Kranken-Anstalt Bochum, University Hospital of the Rhein-Ruhr-University, Bochum, GermanyDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Centre of the University of Saarland, Homburg/Saar, GermanyDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Centre of the University of Freiburg, Freiburg, GermanyEuropean Robotic Institute, Gronau, GermanyDepartment of Urology, Urologic Oncology and Robot-Assisted Surgery, St. Antonius Hospital Gronau, Gronau, GermanyIntroductionSince the introduction of laparoscopy, a variety of training sets and tasks have been introduced for surgical education of minimally-invasive surgery. The implementation of the European Basic Laparoscopic Urological Skills into the training and education program of future laparoscopic surgeons created a new era and provided a standardized approach for urological surgical training. However, these tasks have not yet been evaluated in a setting of robot-assisted surgery. The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of the implementation of the four E-BLUS tasks into training modules of robot-assisted surgery.MethodsA cohort of 31 robotic surgeons (group A: experienced, group B: novices) performed these tasks in two different institutions by using the latest generation of robotic surgical platforms. Time performance and failure rate were assessed and statistically analyzed.ResultsThe groups demonstrated a statistically significant difference regarding time performance in half of the tasks involving fine surgical skills (cutting and knotting, p = 0.01 and p = 0.02, respectively) but no significant difference in tasks involving manual ambidexterity (p = 0.14 and 0.12, respectively). A low failure rate during the attempts of the group of novice robotic surgeons could be observed.DiscussionThe use of the E-BLUS tasks in a training setting of robot-assisted surgery is feasible and can lead to the development of surgical skills needed during robot-assisted surgical procedures. It is a relatively low-cost dry lab option for the introduction of novice robotic surgeons.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2025.1566840/fullE-BLUSroboticssimulationsurgical educationrobotic training |
| spellingShingle | Nikolaos Liakos Martin Janssen Rudolf Moritz Özlem Kayaci-Güner Johannes Bründl Arif Özkan Burkhard Ubrig Stefan Siemer Christian Gratzke Christian Wagner Christian Wagner European basic laparoscopic urological skills: a feasibility study in a setting for robot-assisted surgery Frontiers in Surgery E-BLUS robotics simulation surgical education robotic training |
| title | European basic laparoscopic urological skills: a feasibility study in a setting for robot-assisted surgery |
| title_full | European basic laparoscopic urological skills: a feasibility study in a setting for robot-assisted surgery |
| title_fullStr | European basic laparoscopic urological skills: a feasibility study in a setting for robot-assisted surgery |
| title_full_unstemmed | European basic laparoscopic urological skills: a feasibility study in a setting for robot-assisted surgery |
| title_short | European basic laparoscopic urological skills: a feasibility study in a setting for robot-assisted surgery |
| title_sort | european basic laparoscopic urological skills a feasibility study in a setting for robot assisted surgery |
| topic | E-BLUS robotics simulation surgical education robotic training |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2025.1566840/full |
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