Sers, Ryan http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8883-6536
Forrester, Steph
Zecca, Massimiliano
Ward, Stephen
Moss, Esther
Funding for this research was provided by:
Loughborough University (LU-HEFCE Catalyst grant, LU-EESE startup grant, Research Studentship)
Article History
Received: 11 March 2021
Accepted: 6 July 2021
First Online: 24 July 2021
Declarations
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: Ryan Sers, Steph Forrester, Stephen Ward and Massimiliano Zecca have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose. Esther Moss performs da’Vinci robotic gynecological surgery (Intuitive Surgical) and is a member of the British and Irish Association of Robotic Surgeons (BIARGS), which is supported by robotic/laparoscopic companies to hold education/training events. Esther Moss has served on advisory boards for Inivata and GlaxoSmithKline; received speaker fees from GlaxoSmithKline; has received research grants from Hope Against Cancer and Intuitive Surgical for unrelated work.
: This study was conducted at Loughborough University, UK. Ethical approval was granted by the Loughborough University Ethics Approvals Sub-Committee and all participants provided voluntary informed consent prior to testing.