TY - JOUR
T1 - A novel 3D-printed hybrid simulation model for robotic-assisted kidney transplantation (RAKT)
AU - Uwechue, Raphael
AU - Gogalniceanu, Petrut
AU - Kessaris, Nicos
AU - Byrne, Nick
AU - Chandak, Pankaj
AU - Olsburgh, Jonathon
AU - Ahmed, Kamran
AU - Mamode, Nizam
AU - Loukopoulos, Ioannis
PY - 2018/9
Y1 - 2018/9
N2 - Robotic-assisted kidney transplantation (RAKT) offers key benefits for patients that have been demonstrated in several studies. A barrier to the wider uptake of RAKT is surgical skill acquisition. This is exacerbated by the challenges of modern surgery with reduced surgical training time, patient safety concerns and financial pressures. Simulation is a well-established method of developing surgical skill in a safe and controlled environment away from the patient. We have developed a 3D printed simulation model for the key step of the kidney transplant operation which is the vascular anastomosis. The model is anatomically accurate, based on the CT scans of patients and it incorporates deceased donor vascular tissue. Crucially, it was developed to be used in the robotic operating theatre with the operating robot to enhance its fidelity. It is portable and relatively inexpensive when compared with other forms of simulation such as virtual reality or animal lab training. It thus has the potential of being more accessible as a training tool for the safe acquisition of RAKT specific skills. We demonstrate this model here.
AB - Robotic-assisted kidney transplantation (RAKT) offers key benefits for patients that have been demonstrated in several studies. A barrier to the wider uptake of RAKT is surgical skill acquisition. This is exacerbated by the challenges of modern surgery with reduced surgical training time, patient safety concerns and financial pressures. Simulation is a well-established method of developing surgical skill in a safe and controlled environment away from the patient. We have developed a 3D printed simulation model for the key step of the kidney transplant operation which is the vascular anastomosis. The model is anatomically accurate, based on the CT scans of patients and it incorporates deceased donor vascular tissue. Crucially, it was developed to be used in the robotic operating theatre with the operating robot to enhance its fidelity. It is portable and relatively inexpensive when compared with other forms of simulation such as virtual reality or animal lab training. It thus has the potential of being more accessible as a training tool for the safe acquisition of RAKT specific skills. We demonstrate this model here.
U2 - 10.1007/s11701-018-0780-y
DO - 10.1007/s11701-018-0780-y
M3 - Article
C2 - 29374811
SN - 1863-2483
VL - 12
SP - 541
EP - 544
JO - Journal of robotic surgery
JF - Journal of robotic surgery
IS - 3
ER -