Does performance on simulated robotic skills tasks correlate with clinical robotic surgical performance?
Simulated robotic performance is positively associated with clinical robotic surgical performance, supporting the use of simulation in training curricula.
This is the first study to show a significant relationship between simulated robotic performance and robotic clinical performance. Findings support implementation of these robotic training tools in a standardized robotic training curriculum.
Aghazadeh et al. (2016) studied this question.