Sensory-Glove-Based Open Surgery Skill Evaluation

Surgical Skill Evaluation by Means of a Sensory Glove and a Neural Network

Glove perforation rate in open lung surgery.

OBJECTIVE In open lung surgery the surgical access is encircled by the ribs, which should result in a high glove perforation rate compared with other surgical specialities. METHODS Prospectively the surgeon, first and second assistant and the scrub nurse wore double standard latex gloves during 100 thoracotomies. Parameters recorded were: procedure performed, number of perforations, localizat...

Surgical Skill Evaluation in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

600.646 Compute Integrated Surgery II Group 4 Project Proposal Stated Topic: Surgical skill evaluation in endoscopic sinus surgery Goal: Develop a mathematical model on surgical skill evaluation to identify and model the motion of critical movements to determine when these movements can lead to surgical complications. Team members: Vishwa Parekh Mentors: Dr. Gregory Hager, Daniel Mirota, Narges...

Evaluation of Aminoglycosides Consumption in Open Heart Surgery Based on the Defined Daily Dose Index

Background: Resistance to antibiotics, including aminoglycosides  (AMG) is one of the problems associated with inappropriate administration of broad-spectrum antibiotics. Objectives: This study aimed to assess the clinical features of aminoglycosides consumption based on the Defined Daily Dose (DDD) index in open heart surgery. Methods: This study was done on 268 patients who underwent heart s...

Signals Reinforcement Inputs Sensory Actions Skill Skill Skill

While the need for hierarchies within control systems is apparent, it is also clear to many researchers that such hierarchies should be learned. Learning both the structure and the component behaviors is a diicult task. The beneet of learning the hierarchical structures of behaviors is that the decomposition of the control structure into smaller transportable chunks allows previously learned kn...