Introduction
Methods
Results
Colorectal procedures included
Authors | Year | Procedure | Components |
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Procedures involving total mesorectal excision (TME) | |||
Hellan et al. | 2009 | Low anterior resection with TME and splenic flexure mobilization | 1. Positioning of the patient 2. Port placement and positioning of the da Vinci robot 3. Mobilization of splenic flexure and left colon with high ligation of the IMA 4. TME with low division of rectum 5. Specimen extraction |
deSouza et al. | 2010 | Total mesorectal excision | 1. High ligation of the IMA and medial to lateral mobilisation of the descending colon using laparoscopy 2. IMV divided and splenic flexure mobilized where necessary using laparoscopy 3. Da Vinci S robot positioned between patients' legs and docked 4. Rectal mobilization and full TME 5. Robot undocked and anastomosis performed with using either double-stapled or double-purse string technique |
Priatno et al. | 2015 | TME | 1. Operating room set-up, patient positioning and ports placement 2. Abdominal phase: vascular ligation and sigmoid colon to splenic flexure mobilization 3. Pelvic dissection phase 4. Rectal reconstruction with or without ileostomy |
Pesi et al. | 2017 | Low anterior resection | 1. Patient positioning 2. Port placement 3. Identification, ligation and division of the inferior mesenteric vessels 4. Splenic flexure mobilization 5. TME 6. Rectal transection |
Herrando et al. | 2022 | Low anterior resection | 1. Ports placement and robot docking 2. Positioning and exposure 3. Vascular dissection and ligation 4. Colon mobilization in a medial to lateral fashion 5. Splenic flexure mobilization with 3-dimensional traction step 6. Mesorectal excision: dissection started from a posterior approach, followed by lateral approaches and ending with the posterior approach 7. Rectal section and colorectal anastomosis with previous indocyanine green test |
Bae et al. | 2015 | Left colectomy/anterior resection | 1. Installation and docking 2. Lymphovascular dissection and autonomic nerve preservation 3. Splenic flexure mobilization 4. Redocking 5. Rectal dissection and anastomosis |
Abdominoperineal resection or proctectomy | |||
Park et al. | 2010 | Low anterior resection ± splenic flexure mobilization APR | Two phase - Lateral phase and pelvic phase 1. Port placement 2. Patient positioning 3. Procedures—lateral phase and pelvic phase lateral phase 1. Medial to lateral dissection 2. Ligation and division of IMA 3. ± Splenic flexure mobilization 4. Robot arms reconfigured to facilitate pelvic phase Pelvic Phase 1. Dissection of pelvic cavity 2. Division of mesorectum 3. Division of rectum with endo linear stapler 4. Laparoscopic anastomosis |
Kang et al. | 2011 | APR | 1. Robot and ports set-up 2. Patient's position and preparation 3. Lateral phase 4. Pelvic phase 5. Perineal phase 6. Making colostomy |
Kang et al. | 2012 | Extralevator APR | 1. Patient positioning and port placement 2. Laparoscopic sigmoid colon mobilization in medial to lateral fashion 3. Laparoscopic ligation of IMA 4. Laparoscopic mesenteric and colon division (robot docked) 5. TME (robot undocked) 6. Perineal incision made 7. Specimen delivered 8. Perineum closed |
Bertrand et al. | 2016 | Proctectomy | 1. Preconditioning and anaesthesiology 2. Patient's positioning 3. Port placement 4. Robot docking 5. Technique description 6. Conclusion |
Tamhankar et al. | 2016 | Aim to describe technique for any rectal resection as part of: APR Intersphincteric resection Anterior resection | 1. Port placement 2. Robot docking 3. Medial to lateral dissection 4. Splenic flexure mobilization 5. Total mesorectal excision 6. Rectal transection 7. Specimen extraction 8. Stapled or hand sewn anastomosis |
Ahmed et al. | 2016 | Rectal resection in: Anterior resection APR Completion proctectomy Hartmann IPAA | 1. Theatre setting and patient positioning 2. Port placement for left colonic and splenic mobilization/Port placement for pelvic dissection 3. Initial setting and exposure 4. Left colonic mobilization and vascular control 5. Lateral colonic and splenic flexure mobilization 6. TME 7. Anastomosis |
Hollandsworth et al. | 2020 | Subtotal colectomy, total proctocolectomy | 1. Patient positioning 2. Access and port placement 3. Caudal dissection—differentiates between procedure for subtotal colectomy and total proctocolectomy 4. Cephalad dissection 5. Extraction |
Left colonic or anterior resection | |||
Miskovic et al. | 2019 | Anterior resection | 1. Setup 2. Port positioning 3. Docking 4. Colonic mobilisation 5. Pelvic dissection 6. Specimen extraction and anastomosis |
Tou et al. | 2020 | Low anterior resection | 1. Patient positioning and preparation 2. Preparation of the operative field 3. Trocar position 4. Docking 5. IMA dissection/ligation 6. IMV exposure and ligation 7. Splenic flexure mobilization 8. Complete mobilization of the left colon 9. Rectal dissection/transection 10. Undocking system 11. Specimen extraction 12. Anastomosis 13. Stoma formation and wound closure 14. Transfer Patient to bed |
Toh et al. | 2020 | Low anterior resection | 1. Robot positioning and docking 2. Robotic dissection phase 1 3. Repositioning camera, arms and instruments 4. Robotic dissection phase 2 5. Stapling the rectum 4. Exteriorisation, resection and anastomosis |
López et al. | 2022 | Left hemicolectomy with intracorporeal anastomosis | 1. Preparation 2. Patient positioning 3. Port placement 4. Resection 5. Anastomosis 6. Specimen and trocars removed and sites sutured |
Hollandsworth et al. | 2022 | Robotic left stapled total intracorporeal anastomosis | Describes access and port placement for: 1. Proctectomy 2. Sigmoidectomy Describes dissection for each operation briefly Describes Two techniques for ICA 1. Anvil forward 2. Anvil backward Describes a method for partially ECA |
Other | |||
Giuliani et al. | 2020 | Reversal of Hartmann's | 1. Patient positioning 2. Port placement 3. Adhesiolysis + mobilization of rectal stump 4. Splenic flexure takedown 5. Anastomosis |
Lee et al. | 2020 | Only describes port placement 1. TME + L colectomy 2. R colectomy 3. Mesh ventral rectopexy 4. Trans anal approach | Describes port placement only |
Determining procedural descriptions
Definition | Relevance | |
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Proficiency based progression training (PBP) (49) | An educational approach that utilises objective metrics to assess learner performance compared to pre-determined proficiency benchmarks | Provides overarching structure to the approach for training and assessment in robotic surgery |
Deconstructed procedural description (DPD) | A description of an operation outlining procedural phases and steps that has been constructed using a process of review and expert consensus | A DPD is a recipe for an operation and encompasses alternative approaches in operative technique in a systematic fashion |
Component | A unit of meaningful operative autonomy—either a complete procedural phase, or number/ combination of procedural steps | Components can be obsessively assessed, customisable for the trainee’s skill level and graded for task difficulty |
Procedural phase (36) | A group or series of integrally related events of actions that when combined with other phases make up or constitute a complete operative procedure | A larger, more significant component of assessable operative autonomy |
Procedural step (36) | A component task that series aggregate of which forms the completion of a specific procedure | A smaller component of operative autonomy that can be assessed |
Error (36) | A deviation from optimal performance | Can be determined by component and used for assessment |
Critical error (36) | A major deviation from optional performance which has a likelihood of causing harm to the patient or compromising the safe completion of the procedure | Can be determined by component and used for assessment |
Training approach | Components arranged in an approach that represents the simplest progression through the operative procedure | Based on the least number of changes of view/ instrumentation, logical progression, and application of basic skills |
Standardised component | Component deemed oncologically or procedurally significant and therefore to done only in the described fashion | Marker of quality and safety—for example TME |