Purpose To examine the updated evidence on safety, effectiveness, and outcomes of the
totally extraperitoneal (TEP) versus the laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) …

Background Technical skill assessment in surgery relies on expert opinion. Therefore, it is
time-consuming, costly, and often lacks objectivity. Analysis of intraoperative data by artificial …

Importance To better understand the emerging role of artificial intelligence (AI) in surgical
training, efficacy of AI tutoring systems, such as the Virtual Operative Assistant (VOA), must …

Surgical skills are associated with clinical outcomes. To improve surgical skills and thereby
reduce adverse outcomes, continuous surgical training and feedback is required. Currently …

Background Surgeons who receive reliable feedback on their performance quickly master
the skills necessary for surgery. Such performance-based feedback can be provided by a …

Purpose Surgical workflow and skill analysis are key technologies for the next generation of
cognitive surgical assistance systems. These systems could increase the safety of the …

Introduction Artificial intelligence and computer vision are revolutionizing the way we
perceive video analysis in minimally invasive surgery. This emerging technology has …

Methods| Surgeons were recruited from the Illinois Surgical Quality Improvement
Collaborative in 2016 for a video-based technical skills assessment program. 4 Each …

Purpose Accurate assessment of clinical performance is essential to ensure graduating
residents are competent for unsupervised practice. The Accreditation Council for Graduate …

Importance Automatic surgical skill assessment with artificial intelligence (AI) is more
objective than manual video review–based skill assessment and can reduce human burden …