Surgical innovation
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Surgical innovation · Feb 2016
Evaluating Robotic Surgical Skills Performance Under Distractive Environment Using Objective and Subjective Measures.
Distractions are recognized as a significant factor affecting performance in safety critical domains. Although operating rooms are generally full of distractions, the effect of distractions on robot-assisted surgical (RAS) performance is unclear. Our aim was to investigate the effect of distractions on RAS performance using both objective and subjective measures. ⋯ Distraction impairs surgical skills performance and increases muscle work. Understanding how the surgeons cope with distractions is important in developing surgical education.
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Surgical innovation · Feb 2016
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyA Gelatin-Thrombin Matrix Topical Hemostatic Agent (Floseal) in Combination With Harmonic Scalpel Is Effective in Patients Undergoing Total Thyroidectomy: A Prospective, Multicenter, Single-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial.
Hemostasis during thyroidectomy is essential; however, the safest, most efficient, and most cost-effective way to achieve this is unclear. This randomized, multicenter, single-blind, prospective study evaluated the efficacy and safety of using different hemostatic approaches in patients undergoing total thyroidectomy. ⋯ Floseal + HS can be effective at reducing postsurgical drain output and provides a complementary hemostatic approach in patients undergoing total thyroidectomy.