to check it out.
1. It will be easy for your surgeons to learn. In order to determine the
steepness of the learning curve associated with 3D video technology,
researchers at the University of Patras in Greece documented the dif-
ficulties faced by an experienced laparoscopic surgeon as the system
was implemented in the OR.
They observed him performing 15 consecutive, unselected cases
over the course of 30 days, including laparoscopic extraperitoneal
radical prostatectomies, nephrectomies and partial nephrectomies
and reported, in the Journal of Endourology online in December, that
"The transition from 2D to 3D laparoscopy for the expert surgeon
seemed to be very rapid without compromising the efficacy of the
operation or patient safety." (tinyurl.com/q7lx6us)
2. It increases efficiency and ergonomic satisfaction. Urologists at Kansai
Medical University in Japan conducted a head-to-head comparison of
3D HD's and 2D HD's
abilities through the
timing involved in a
complex maneuver as
well as surgeons' self-
reported capability to
complete it and their
self-reported fatigue
afterward.
For the multi-center
study, published in the
Nov. 1, 2014 issue of
the journal Surgical
Endoscopy, 122
patients undergoing
laparoscopic radical
prostatectomy were
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