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Due to rapid adoption of robotics in rectal surgery, we intended to assess the pace in which surgeons gain proficiency using cumulative summation (CUSUM) technique in learning curve.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This was a prospective study of 262 rectal cancer cases who underwent robotic-assisted low anterior resection and abdominoperineal resection (RA-LAR and RA-APR). Parameters considered for the study were console time, docking time, lymph nodal yield, total operative time and post-operative outcomes. We used Manipal technique of port placements and modified centroside docking for the procedure.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The mean age of our study was 46.62 \u00b1 5.7 years, the mean body mass index (BMI) was 31.51 \u00b1 3.2 kg\/m\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      . 215 (82.06%) underwent RA-LAR and 47 (17.93%) underwent RA-APR. 2.67% of cases required to open during our initial period. We had three phases of learning curve, initial phase (11\n                      <jats:sup>th<\/jats:sup>\n                      case), plateau phase (29\n                      <jats:sup>th<\/jats:sup>\n                      case) and then phases of mastery (30\n                      <jats:sup>th<\/jats:sup>\n                      case onwards). Our mean total operative time reduced from 5.5 to 3.5 h (210 \u00b1 8.2 min), console time from 4.5 to 2.9 h (174 \u00b1 4.5 min) and docking time from 15 to 9 \u00b1 1 min from 30\n                      <jats:sup>th<\/jats:sup>\n                      case onwards.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>RA surgeries for rectal cancer have got good oncological and functional outcomes in high BMI, male pelvis and low rectal cancers. Learning curve can be shortened with constant self-auditing of the surgeon and team with each surgeries performed, reviewing the steps and by improving techniques.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/jmas.jmas_114_22","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,3,18]],"date-time":"2023-03-18T07:39:17Z","timestamp":1679125157000},"page":"466-472","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Prospective analysis of impact of learning curve in robotic-assisted rectal surgery in the high-volume Indian tertiary care centre"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"19","author":[{"given":"S. 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