Studies
The Relationship Between Robotic Surgical Technical Skill in RARP and Patient Outcomes – 3 Abstracts From AUA 2017
One of the questions we have been studying and trying to better understand is the relationship between surgical skill and patient outcomes. The rough rule of thumb has always been to ask a surgeon how many of these procedures he or she has done. The logic is that the more surgeries they have performed the…
Read MoreInteresting Studies from AUA 2017
In May, Mimic joined top urologists from around the world in attending the AUA Annual Meeting in Boston. Among the rich content and papers presented, here are 3 especially interesting robotic surgery training and simulation takeaways from papers presented at AUA 2017: 1. Trainees take between 15% and 120% longer than expert surgeons when carrying…
Read MoreDoes Virtual ‘Warm-up’ Improve Surgical Performance?
Researchers at University of Washington Medicine will lead a three-year multicenter study to see whether the practice leads to faster, more effective work — and fewer errors. Below is an excerpt from the UW Health Sciences News Beat written by Michael McCarthy: The study will enroll surgeons operating with robotic surgery systems, through which…
Read MoreThe current and future use of imaging in urological robotic surgery: new survey of ERUS surgeons
With the development of augmented reality operating platforms, the way surgeons use imaging as a real-time adjunct to surgical technique is changing. A recent survey distributed to the European Robotic Urological Society (ERUS) mailing list included a questionnaire with three themes: surgeon demographics, current use of imaging, and potential uses of an augmented reality operating…
Read MoreNew Protocol is shown to move Laparoscopic Surgeons to "Expert Status" on da Vinci
Study To Be Published March 1, 2014. Surgeons who follow a rigorous training protocol on a simulator have been found to have a significant advantage in performance on the da Vinci robot compared with those who do not use a simulator, says a new study at The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and…
Read MoreStudy Further Validates Mimic’s Dry Labs as Effective Method to Train Robotic Surgeons.
MLabs, a new assembly of dry lab modules used in training robotic surgeons, has been further validated in a new study conducted by the University of Southern California (USC). “We evaluated the performance of surgeons from around the world as they trained with virtual reality and then matching dry lab exercises. For both novice and…
Read MoreAugmented Reality May Change the Way Surgeons Learn Robot Assisted Surgery
USC Researchers Confirm Training Value of Simulator Prototype A new study validating a first of its kind prototype using augmented reality in surgical training was presented at a major medical meeting today. Augmented reality combines three-dimensional (3D) computer-generated objects and text superimposed onto real images and 3D surgical video footage, all in real time. “The…
Read MoreUTMB Study Shows How Video Games are Helping to Train Next Generation of Surgeons
The future of robotic surgery simulation training was a key talking point at this year’s American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists’ 41st Annual Global Congress on Minimally Invasive Gynecology in Las Vegas. The event kicked off with state-of-the-art post graduate courses in robotic surgery featuring Mimic’s dV-Trainer™, the first simulator to recreate the look and…
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