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The Effects of Force Feedback on Surgical Task Performance: A Meta-Analytical Integration

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Haptics: Neuroscience, Devices, Modeling, and Applications (EuroHaptics 2014)

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Since the introduction of surgical robots into clinical practice, there has been a lively debate about the potential benefits and the need to implement haptic feedback for the surgeon. In the current article, a quantitative review of empirical findings from 21 studies (N = 332 subjects) is provided. Using meta-analytical methods, we found moderate effects on task accuracy (g = .61), large effect sizes of additional force feedback on average forces (g = .82) and peak forces (g = 1.09) and no effect on task completion times (g = −.05) when performing surgical tasks. Moreover, the magnitude of the force feedback effect was attenuated when visual depth information was available.

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Weber, B., Schneider, S. (2014). The Effects of Force Feedback on Surgical Task Performance: A Meta-Analytical Integration. In: Auvray, M., Duriez, C. (eds) Haptics: Neuroscience, Devices, Modeling, and Applications. EuroHaptics 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 8619. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44196-1_19

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