The learning curve in robotic colorectal surgery compared with laparoscopic colorectal surgery: a systematic review.
Julie FlynnJosé Tomás LarachJoseph Cherng Huei KongPeadar S WatersSatish K WarrierAlexander G HeriotPublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2021)
Operating times for robotic surgery may be faster than laparoscopy when surgeons are inexperienced with both platforms. This may be related to a superior baseline performance rather than a shorter learning curve. Whether a shorter learning curve on the laparoscopic platform will persist for long enough to enable skills to overtake robotic ability needs further investigation.