Medicine · Surgery

Surgical Simulation and Training

Moderate evidenceHuman study

Study links robot-assisted cancer surgery with fewer short-term complications

Researchers examined short-term outcomes after 36,208 cancer operations performed at one institution from 2016 through 2025. Robot-assisted and other minimally invasive operations were associated with fewer major complications, transfusions and shorter hospital stays than open surgery in several procedure-specific comparisons, but this observational study cannot show that the surgical approach caused those differences.

2 days ago·9 views

Abstract editorial illustration accompanying the article: Marker-free augmented reality maps robotic surgery entry points onto a human phantom

AI & Computing

Marker-free augmented reality maps robotic surgery entry points onto a human phantom

A marker-free augmented-reality system projected planned robotic-surgery port locations onto a human phantom. The results show consistent alignment between the digital plan and the physical body model, but the system has not yet been evaluated in patients.

6 days ago·13 views

Abstract editorial illustration accompanying the article: Study suggests video game experience may be linked with better laparoscopic surgical task performance

Health & Medicine

High evidenceReview

Study suggests video game experience may be linked with better laparoscopic surgical task performance

This systematic review examined whether surgeons’ prior video game experience is associated with better surgical performance. Across 15 studies with 641 participants, the review found signals of improved performance mainly for laparoscopic tasks, particularly before structured training interventions. Evidence for other (nonlaparoscopic) surgical modalities was not found as meaningful.

2 weeks ago·12 views