White paper: technology for surgical telementoring—SAGES Project 6 Technology Working Group

5G-assisted telementored surgery

“…It offers the possibility of working with a very high transmission speed, a stable signal and, above all, practically removing the latency that can be perceived by the human brain. However, standards must be set for teams and technical equipment.…”

Educational value of surgical telementoring

“…The minimum bandwidth for telementoring is advised to be 40 Mb/s. Telementoring may be achieved with lower bandwidth but high‐quality audio and video might lag and be choppy 33 …”

“…Telementoring may be achieved with lower bandwidth but high‐quality audio and video might lag and be choppy. 33 …”

Tele‐education assisted mentorship in surgery (TEAMS)

“…Dr. James “Butch” Rosser pioneered tele‐mentoring in the field of surgery 18 and highlighted the need for tele‐education and tele‐mentoring to improve the quality of surgical training 19 . The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons have published their experience with surgical tele‐mentoring initiatives and have reported the educational framework required for this type of endeavor 20–25 …”