Tele-proctoring for minimally invasive surgery across Japan: An initial step toward a new approach to improving the disparity of surgical care and supporting surgical education.
Ichiro TakemasaKoichi OkuyaKenji OkitaEmi AkizukiMasaaki MiyoMasayuki IshiiRyo MiuraMomoko IchiharaTakahiro KoraiEiji OkiMitsuhisa TakatsukiSusumu EguchiDaisuke IchikawaYuko KitagawaYoshiharu SakaiMasaki MoriPublished in: Annals of gastroenterological surgery (2023)
The feasibility of the tele-proctoring system is expected to be a sustainable approach to help education for young surgeons and surgical supports in rural areas, thereby reducing disparities in health care.