There is a lack of robust evidence and standardized quantitative methods for assessing learning curves in robot-assisted surgery.
Learning curve estimates were subject to considerable uncertainty. Robust evidence was lacking, owing to limitations in study design, frequent reporting gaps and substantial heterogeneity in the methods used to assess learning curves. The opportunity remains for the establishment of optimal quantitative methods for the assessment of learning curves, to inform surgical training programmes and improve patient outcomes.
Soomro et al. (Mon,) studied this question.