Katie Carsky, David Rindskopf, Vihas M Patel, Parswa Ansari, Samuel P Dechario, Gary Giangola, Gene F Coppa, Anthony C Antonacci
Using Concurrent Complication Reporting to Evaluate Resident Critical Thinking and Enhance Adult Learning
Journal of surgical education
whilst surgeons robotic companies key stakeholders involved adoption robotic assisted surgery rs publics role overlooked however given patients hold ultimate power healthcare decisions public acceptance rs crucial therefore study aims identify public understanding opinions misconceptions rs online questionnaire distributed february may 2021 ascertained views uk adults rs themes questions included familiarity experience comfort rs opinions ethical implications impact factual information provided participant data evaluated using thematic statistical analysis including assessing statistical differences age gender education level presence medical field overall 216 responses analysed participants relatively uninformed rs median knowledge score 400200600 10point likert scale fears surrounding increased risk reduced precision technological failure identified alongside misconceptions autonomous nature however providing factual information survey rs statistically increased participant comfort p 00001 618 participants believed robot manufacturers responsible malfunctions doctors held accountable older less educated nonmedical participants findings suggest limited public understanding rs numerous common misconceptions identified present major barrier widespread acceptance rs since inaccurate fears nature could discourage potential patients engaging robotic procedures