Leraning curve in colon surgery (review)

Objective: to determine the duration of the learning curve in laparoscopic and robot-assisted colorectal surgery and to assess its impact on surgical outcomes. Review methodology. A systematic review was conducted using PubMed and eLibrary databases covering the period from 2000 to 2024 that included information about learning curves in colorectal surgery performed with laparoscopic and robot-assisted techniques. Twenty-four articles were selected where surgical outcomes were evaluated based on surgeon experience. Conclusion. The learning curve affects both operation time and surgical outcomes in laparoscopic and robot-assisted interventions: as experience accumulates, intervention durations decrease along with conversion rates and complication frequencies. In robot-assisted technique, the learning curve is shorter than in laparoscopy and depends on prior surgeon experience.