Learning curve for robotic bedside assistance for rectal cancer: application of the cumulative sum method

BackgroundThis investigation assesses the learning curve for dedicated bedside assistance at a facility that recently adopted robot-assisted rectal resection.MethodsData from patients with rectal cancer who underwent robotic rectal resections from September 2019 through April 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. Before starting robotic surgery, we set the rule that a console surgeon would not enter the sterile field and all of those maneuvers...