[sdave]

in reply to: Infant RA pyeloplasty- trocar placement and minimum age/weight/ measurements #204

Thank you! Have done a couple at 6 mo but apprehensive under that age group. What criteria do you use to say this is feasible robotically. This issue is that some newborns need a pyeloplasty at the 2-3 month mark and we cant delay it just to do it robotically. That would be just another MIS ding where we bend or do things differently without any justification. Will try your suggestions. Do you dock the robot differently for an infant?

[sdave]

in reply to: Structured Assessment of Trainee Performance? #191

Evaluating resident performance needs further evaluation. I usually give them the suturing component of the residual renal pelvis after completion of the ureteropelvic anastomosis. I also mark out the specific points on the screen I would like them to place stitches through on either side and look at how efficient and precise they are at placement.

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