Characterization of device-related interruptions in minimally invasive surgery: need for intraoperative data and effective mitigation strategies

• Published in: Surgical endoscopy Vol. 33; no. 3; pp. 717 - 723
• Main Authors: Jung, James J., Kashfi, Arash, Sharma, Sahil, Grantcharov, Teodor
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.03.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Abdominal Surgery; Adult; Cross-Sectional Studies; Elective Surgical Procedures - instrumentation; Equipment Failure - statistics & numerical data; Failure; Female; Gastrectomy - instrumentation; Gastrectomy - methods; Gastroenterology; Gynecology; Hepatology; Humans; Laparoscopy; Laparoscopy - instrumentation; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Minimally invasive surgery; Operating Rooms; Proctology; Surgery; Surgical Staplers; User training; Distraction; Surgical safety; Interruption; Education; Surgery

Background The burden of device-related interruptions is expected to increase as modern surgical practices adopt complex minimally invasive surgery devices. Currently, there is a paucity of empiric data that examined the nature of device-related interruptions using comprehensive intraoperative data....