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Abstract: Surgical robots are controlled from a remote console, inhibiting
face-to-face communication between the surgeon and the rest of the team. This research
viewed the robotic operating room as a socio-technical system where team members adapt to
technology by modifying their communication. The goal of this research was to understand
the nature of communication in robotic surgery. A field... read morestudy was conducted to examine
communication as a function of workplace culture and experience level with the robot.
Surgical teams in the US and France had different workflows, roles, and communication
patterns. The study revealed the difficulty of communicating spatial information during
surgery. Controlled experiments were conducted to examine spatial communication in a
simulated robotic surgical task. Results indicate that using a spatial communication aid
may positively impact task time and communication, regardless of natural spatial ability.
The research contributes to robotic surgery requirements analysis, training protocol
design, and future telesurgery applications.
Thesis (M.S.)--Tufts University, 2012.
Submitted to the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering.
Advisor: Caroline Cao.
Committee: Holly Taylor, and Jason Rife.
Keywords: Biomedical engineering, and Cognitive psychology.read less
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