Effects of New Technology on the Operating Room Team

Abstract

A study was conducted to examine the changes in performance and communication pattern within the operating room team as a result of the introduction of a new technology: a remote master-slave surgical robot. A detailed analysis of the information flow during a cholecystectomy procedure with and without the robot revealed large disparities in terms of the amount and type of information required by the surgeon to perform the surgical procedure. Adjustments in team communication were necessary to accommodate the novel technology, new procedures, and altered roles of the operating room personnel.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA438402

Entities

People

  • Caroline G. Cao
  • Holly Taylor

Organizations

  • Tufts University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Biomedical Technology
  • Delivery Of Health Care
  • Engineering
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Images
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Personnel
  • Physicians
  • Psychology
  • Surgery
  • Surgical Equipment
  • Surgical Instruments

Readers

  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Robotics and Automation.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs