Task-Based Objective Performance Indicators in Robotic Lobectomy Offer a Novel Avenue for Case Assessments

John F Lazar; Anthony Jarc; Daniel Oh

doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2023.0363

Task-Based Objective Performance Indicators in Robotic Lobectomy Offer a Novel Avenue for Case Assessments

JAMA Surg. 2023 Oct 1;158(10):1103-1104. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.0363.

Authors

John F Lazar¹, Anthony Jarc², Daniel Oh^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Thoracic Surgery, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC.
² Data and Analytics, Intuitive Surgical Inc, Sunnyvale, California.
³ Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

PMID: 37436757
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.0363

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Plain language summary

This article discusses a task-based assessment of thoracic performance during robotic lobectomies that obviates the inherent limitations or bias that persist in existing approaches.