Robotic surgery training in gynecologic fellowship programs in the United States (original) (raw)
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Learning Needs of Women Who Undergo Robotic Versus Open Gynecologic Surgery
Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN, 2018
To compare the learning needs of women undergoing robotic versus open (laparotomy) gynecologic surgery for benign and cancerous conditions. Descriptive exploratory study. A tertiary care hospital in Orlando, Florida. Women undergoing gynecologic surgery (N = 226; n = 71 laparotomy and n = 155 robotic). All consenting procedures and data collection occurred in two study visits. Instruments included a demographics questionnaire and the Patient Learning Needs Scale. Bivariable sociodemographic and clinical differences between surgical groups were assessed with Pearson's chi-square test. Multiple linear regression was used to assess differences in total Patient Learning Needs Scale scores and subscores between surgical groups and to evaluate the association of demographic and clinical variables with total Patient Learning Needs Scale scores within surgical groups. White and non-Hispanic women were more likely to receive robotic surgery. Women who underwent robotic surgery were more ...