(N = 18) PGY5 (5.56%) At which postgraduate year PGY1 (5.56%) (PGY) level do most residents PGY2 (0%) in your program begin to PGY3 (27.78%) perform as a
console surgeon PGY4 (44.44%) in a robotic case?
The last 5 days comprised of performing RARP as the
console surgeon with the preceptor as the assistant.
Keys to success include preparation, proper operation set up, effective use of instruments to augment the actions of the
console surgeon, and readiness for surgical emergencies.
The probe was then manipulated by the
console surgeon using a robotic needle driver.
Reproductive microsurgery is suture intensive, and needle exchanges should never occur beyond the visual field of the
console surgeon; loss of a 6.0 or an 8.0 needle between loops of bowel in the upper abdomen can turn an elegant procedure into a surgical nightmare.