Impact of Robotic Surgery Objective Performance Indicators: A Systematic Review

Abstract

Objective intraoperative performance metrics are a new resource for the field of surgical data science. In this study, we conducted a comprehensive review to analyze the existing literature on robotic surgical objective performance indicators (OPIs). OPIs have been used to assess surgical skill and provide automated, objective feedback in multiple settings. Clinically, OPIs have been used to predict postoperative patient outcomes and measure intraoperative efficiency. OPIs have shown promise in preliminary surgical education and patient outcomes-related studies, and further multicenter collaborative research will be imperative to validate the use of OPIs in the field of surgery.