Print Email Facebook Twitter Safe implementation of hand held steerable laparoscopic instruments Title Safe implementation of hand held steerable laparoscopic instruments: a survey among EAES surgeons Author Hardon, S.F. (TU Delft Medical Instruments & Bio-Inspired Technology; Amsterdam UMC) Rahimi, A. (TU Delft Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science; Amsterdam UMC) Postema, R.R. (TU Delft Team Sergio Grammatico; Amsterdam UMC) Willuth, E. (Heidelberg University Hospital) Mintz, Y. (Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center; European Association of Endoscopic Surgery (EAES)) Arezzo, A. (University of Turin; European Association of Endoscopic Surgery (EAES)) Dankelman, J. (TU Delft Medical Instruments & Bio-Inspired Technology) Nickel, F. (Heidelberg University Hospital; European Association of Endoscopic Surgery (EAES)) Horeman, T. (TU Delft Medical Instruments & Bio-Inspired Technology) Sanchez Margallo, J.A. (TU Delft Medical Instruments & Bio-Inspired Technology) Faculty Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science Date 2022 Abstract The complexity of handheld steerable laparoscopic instruments (SLI) may impair the learning curve compared to conventional instruments when first utilized. This study aimed to provide the current state of interest in the use of SLI, the current use of these in daily practice and the type of training which is conducted before using SLI in the operating room (OR) on real patients. An online survey was distributed by European Association of Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) Executive Office to all active members, between January 4th and February 3rd, 2020. The survey consisted of 14 questions regarding the usage and training of steerable laparoscopic instruments. A total of 83 members responded, coming from 33 different countries. Twenty three percent of the respondents using SLI, were using the instruments routinely and of these 21% had not received any formal training in advance of using the instruments in real patients. Of all responding EAES members, 41% considered the instruments to potentially compromise patient safety due to their complexity, learning curve and the inexperience of the surgeons. The respondents reported the three most important aspects of a possible steerable laparoscopic instruments training curriculum to be: hands-on training, safe tissue handling and suturing practice. Finally, a major part of the respondents consider force/pressure feedback data to be of significant importance for implementation of training and assessment of safe laparoscopic and robotic surgery. Training and assessment of skills regarding safe implementation of steerable laparoscopic instruments is lacking. The respondents stressed the need for specific hands-on training during which feedback and assessment of skills should be guaranteed before operating on real patients. Subject LaparoscopyPatient safetyRobot-assisted surgerySteerable instrumentsSurvey To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:3904b646-9d2b-4df9-9564-738e68629aff DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s13304-022-01258-w ISSN 2038-131X Source Updates in Surgery, 74 (5), 1749-1754 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2022 , S.F. Hardon, A. Rahimi, R.R. Postema, E. Willuth, Y. Mintz, A. Arezzo, J. Dankelman, F. Nickel, T. Horeman, J.A. Sanchez Margallo, More Authors Files PDF s13304_022_01258_w.pdf 1.01 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:3904b646-9d2b-4df9-9564-738e68629aff/datastream/OBJ/view