Journal of the American College of Surgeons
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Comment Letter
Laparoscopic vs open pancreaticoduodenectomy. Author reply.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Virtual reality robotic surgery warm-up improves task performance in a dry laboratory environment: a prospective randomized controlled study.
Preoperative simulation warm-up has been shown to improve performance and reduce errors in novice and experienced surgeons, yet existing studies have only investigated conventional laparoscopy. We hypothesized that a brief virtual reality (VR) robotic warm-up would enhance robotic task performance and reduce errors. ⋯ We observed significant performance improvement and error reduction rates among surgeons of varying experience after VR warm-up for basic robotic surgery tasks. In addition, the VR warm-up reduced errors on a more complex task (robotic suturing), suggesting the generalizability of the warm-up.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Are results of bariatric surgery different in the Middle East? Early experience of an international bariatric surgery program and an ACS NSQIP outcomes comparison.
Bariatric operations performed at the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute Abu Dhabi are submitted randomly from the entire surgery volume at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City to the American College of Surgeons (ACS) NSQIP. Our aim is to report our early experience and compare our bariatric surgery outcomes with ACS NSQIP hospitals of similar size. ⋯ This is the first report comparing outcomes of an international bariatric surgery program (Bariatric and Metabolic Institute Abu Dhabi) with ACS NSQIP bariatric surgery programs. Our outcomes are equivalent to ACS NSQIP bariatric surgery programs.