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- Title
Does Surgeon Experience Correlate with Crowd-Sourced Skill Assessment in Robotic Bariatric Surgery?
- Authors
Addison, Poppy; Bitner, Daniel P.; Addy, Jermyn; Dechario, Samuel; Husk, Gregg; Antonacci, Anthony; Talamini, Mark; Giangola, Gary; Filicori, Filippo
- Abstract
Background: The Global Evaluative Assessment of Robotic Skills (GEARS) rubric provides a measure of skill in robotic surgery. We hypothesize surgery performed by more experienced operators will be associated with higher GEARS scores. Method: Patients undergoing sleeve gastrectomy from 2016 to 2020 were analyzed. Three groups were defined by time in practice: less than 5, between 5 and 15, and more than 15 years. Continuous variables were compared with ANOVA and multivariable regression was performed. Results: Fourteen operators performing 154 cases were included. More experienced surgeons had higher GEARS scores and shorter operative times. On multivariable regression, operative time (P = 0.027), efficiency (P = .022), depth perception (P = 0.033), and bimanual dexterity (P = 0.047) were associated with experience. Conclusions: In our video-based assessment (VBA) model, operative time and several GEARS subcomponent scores were associated with surgical experience. Further studies should determine the association between these metrics and surgical outcomes.
- Publication
American Surgeon, 2023, Vol 89, Issue 12, p5253
- ISSN
0003-1348
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/00031348221142586