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Enhancing Safety and Efficiency in Robotic Surgery

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This chapter focuses on the unique challenges and inefficiencies associated with robotic surgery. Two cases are depicted and analyzed to demonstrate when the system succeeds or fails in an environment specific to robotic surgery. The authors focus on several key concepts, including situation awareness, operating room turnover, workflow disruptions and team dynamics.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Monica Jain, Kate Cohen & Daniel Shouhed

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    Tara N. Cohen

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    Eric J. Ley

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    Bruce L. Gewertz

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Jain, M., Cohen, K., Shouhed, D. (2020). Enhancing Safety and Efficiency in Robotic Surgery. In: Cohen, T.N., Ley, E.J., Gewertz, B.L. (eds) Human Factors in Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53127-0_11

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