Intraoperative Force Measurements During Robotic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair

Emily P. Rabinovich's dataset contains intraoperative force measurements from nine consecutive robotic paraesophageal hernia repairs performed at a single academic center. Force data were collected from robotic instruments across four operative phases, with 832–2,297 measurements per phase. The study demonstrates the feasibility of quantifying tissue forces during surgery using integrated force-sensing technology on the da Vinci 5 platform.

Use Cases

• Analyze phase-specific force profiles for surgical standardization based on the described operative phases (mediastinal dissection, crural tension assessment, cruroplasty, fundoplication).
• Train machine learning models to classify surgical complexity based on intraoperative force variability mentioned in the description.
• Develop haptic feedback or safety algorithms for robotic surgery based on measured force ranges (e.g., 1.50–3.58N).
• Compare surgical techniques or surgeon performance using the objective force measurement framework described.

Strengths

• Force data were successfully captured across all nine cases for all operative phases performed.
• The study segmented the operative workflow into four biomechanically relevant phases a priori, providing a structured analysis framework.
• Exploratory statistical comparisons demonstrated the framework could detect statistically distinguishable force profiles (p < 0.001).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is small, covering only nine cases from a single academic center, which limits generalizability.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.

Provenance

Source

Emily P. Rabinovich via figshare.

Collection Method

Prospective case series using integrated force-sensing technology on the da Vinci 5 robotic platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-20 06:38:17; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Data collected at a single academic center; specific location unknown.