Surgical tele-mentoring using a robotic platform: initial experience in a military institution.

"Declarations DisclosuresGordon Wisbach serves as a consultant for Intuitive Surgical Inc. Hunter Faris, Cyril Harfouche, and Jesse Bandle have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose. Ethical approvalAll procedures performed in this study that involved human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. Military disclaimerThis work is supported with expertise and guidance and no funding by the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) at the U. S. Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC). The views expressed in this article reflect the results of research, opinions, interpretations, conclusions and recommendations of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Departments of the Army, Navy, Departments of Defense, nor the U.S. Government.Cooperative Research and Development Agreement # NCRADA-NMCSD-20–530. Agreement Title CIP# NMCSD.2019.006 I "Tele-mentoring, Tele-presence and Tele-surgery Utilizing Robotic Surgery in a Virtual Medical Center” between Naval Medical Center San Diego and Intuitive Surgical, INC. This agreement provided expertise, guidance and loaner equipment. No funding was exchanged. AwardsSecond Place—General Surgery Category, award at SAGES Military Surgical Symposium 2022 Denver, CO. Disclosures Gordon Wisbach serves as a consultant for Intuitive Surgical Inc. Hunter Faris, Cyril Harfouche, and Jesse Bandle have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose."

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