Robotic v/s VATS lobectomy - learning and training curve amongst residents in UK

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* 1. Are you a cardiothoracic trainee or a non-trainee fellow with a special interest in thoracic? Please mention the year of training.

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* 2. How many VATS lobectomies are performed in your hospital in a year?

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* 3. How many robotic lobectomies are performed in your hospital in a year (if the hospital has a robot)?

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* 4. In which year, does a trainee or non-trainee start performing VATS lobectomy?

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* 5. What is needed to give a robotic case to a trainee/fellow in your unit?

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* 6. Have you attended any simulation courses/workshops in the training period? If yes, was it beneficial?

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* 7. What according to you are the critical steps while learning or training lobectomies by VATS/Rats?

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* 8. Did you find any difference in patient outcomes in between the two techniques?

early chest drain removal

less postoperative pain

shorter hospital stay

any other

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* 9. What according to you are the merits and demerits of adopting VATS or Robotics in place of an open approach in thoracic surgery practice in the UK?

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* 10. Will you recommend your junior trainees or colleagues to adopt robotics in their future thoracic surgery practice in the UK region? Please specify the reason.