| Patient-side training |
Concepts involved |
| Basic robotic |
Understanding of the robotic system components: console settings, secondary console, remote manipulator, arms, visualization support system, robotic accessories, cables, and connector. Learn troubleshooting for common errors. |
| Bedside training (bedside assistant) |
Learn how the surgeon conducts the operation. Understand how the robotic arms interact with the patient. Troubleshoot errors that interfere with the surgery. |
| Patient position and port placement |
Learn the correct access to the patient to have an adequate spatial triangulation between the robot patient cart and the organ. Correct port placement and patient position prevent complications such as neurologic, musculoskeletal, and hemodynamic issues. Familiarize yourself with the position variations of the bedside team (bedside assistant, scrub nurse, and anesthesia team). |
| Basic laparoscopic skills |
Learn laparoscopic access, creation of pneumoperitoneum, removal of adhesions, application of clips, suction, retraction, and hemodynamic changes during laparoscopic surgeries. |
