Key result
Robust training and credentialing systems for robotic surgery are urgently needed in India to ensure patient safety and maintain surgical outcomes.
Why the study?
Despite advances in technology, there is a lacuna in robotic surgery training and credentialing, and no dedicated training curriculum exists for trainees in India.
Highlights the urgent need for standardized training and credentialing programs for robotic surgery in India to maintain patient safety.
Suggests potential safety risks from inadequate robotic training in India; hypothesis-generating for credentialing studies.
Robotic surgery has changed the landscape of surgery and ushered in a new era of technology-assisted minimally invasive surgery. There is a paradigm shift from traditional open surgeries to minimal access surgery, with robotic surgery being the new standard of care in some surgical fields. This change comes with an unprecedented influx of innovations in technology related to minimal access surgery, robotics and artificial intelligence. Despite the exponential advances in technology, there is a lacuna in the training and credentialling of robotic surgeons. In India, no dedicated training curriculum exists for trainees in robotic surgery. Thus, as robotic surgery continues to develop in India, it is imperative that robust training and credentialing systems are in place to ensure that patient safety and surgical outcomes are not compromised.
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Gupta et al. (2022) conducted an editorial in Robotic surgery training. Robotic surgery training and credentialing was evaluated. Robust training and credentialing systems for robotic surgery are urgently needed in India to ensure patient safety and maintain surgical outcomes.
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