Console Cases
Video Review
Before acting as the console surgeon each of the thirty console cases that going to be done and evaluated, the learner should watch a video from the STS On Demand Playlist:
Right upper lobectomy:
Right middle lobectomy: Video
Right lower lobectomy: Video
Left upper lobectomy:
Left lower lobectomy: Video
Right lower lobe superior segmentectomy: Video
Right lower basilar segmentectomy: Video
Left upper trisegmentectomy: Video
Left upper lingulectomy: Video
Case-Specific Milestones
After each case is performed by the learner, they should request and have completed the following assessment form. This assessment must be completed thirty times with a satisfactory score for the trainee to be considered to have completed the robotic thoracic surgery curriculum.
(Adapted from Turner et al. PMID 31706874)
| Competency | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | N/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adequately mobilizes lung, including division of adhesions and the inferior pulmonary ligament | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Safely divides lung parenchyma within the fissure | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Properly identifies bronchial and vascular anatomy | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Safely dissects and controls arterial structures using staplers and/or sutures/ligatures | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Safely dissects and controls venous structures | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Safely dissects and divides the bronchus | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Safely removes the specimen | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Properly identifies nodal anatomy | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Safely harvests appropriate lymph node stations | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| The above steps are performed in a safe, efficient order and in keeping with oncologic principles | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
Price
Video Review
Before acting as the console surgeon each of the thirty console cases that going to be done and evaluated, the learner should watch a video from the STS On Demand Playlist:
Right upper lobectomy:
Right middle lobectomy: Video
Right lower lobectomy: Video
Left upper lobectomy:
Left lower lobectomy: Video
Right lower lobe superior segmentectomy: Video
Right lower basilar segmentectomy: Video
Left upper trisegmentectomy: Video
Left upper lingulectomy: Video
Case-Specific Milestones
After each case is performed by the learner, they should request and have completed the following assessment form. This assessment must be completed thirty times with a satisfactory score for the trainee to be considered to have completed the robotic thoracic surgery curriculum.
(Adapted from Turner et al. PMID 31706874)
| Competency | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | N/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adequately mobilizes lung, including division of adhesions and the inferior pulmonary ligament | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Safely divides lung parenchyma within the fissure | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Properly identifies bronchial and vascular anatomy | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Safely dissects and controls arterial structures using staplers and/or sutures/ligatures | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Safely dissects and controls venous structures | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Safely dissects and divides the bronchus | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Safely removes the specimen | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Properly identifies nodal anatomy | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Safely harvests appropriate lymph node stations | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| The above steps are performed in a safe, efficient order and in keeping with oncologic principles | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |

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