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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 fiel... read mored study 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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