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Systematic review of randomized controlled trials on the effectiveness of virtual reality training for laparoscopic surgery.
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The aim of this review was to determine whether virtual reality (VR) training can supplement and/or replace conventional laparoscopic training in surgical trainees with limited or no Laparoscopic experience.Abstract:
Background: Surgical training has traditionally been one of apprenticeship. The aim of this review was to determine whether virtual reality (VR) training can supplement and/or replace conventional laparoscopic training in surgical trainees with limited or no laparoscopic experience. Methods: Randomized clinical trials addressing this issue were identified from The Cochrane Library trials register, Medline, Embase, Science Citation Index Expanded, grey literature and reference lists. Standardized mean difference was calculated with 95 per cent confidence intervals based on available case analysis. Results: Twenty-three trials (mostly with a high risk of bias) involving 622 participants were included in this review. In trainees without surgical experience, VR training decreased the time taken to complete a task, increased accuracy and decreased errors compared with no training. In the same participants, VR training was more accurate than video trainer (VT) training. In participants with limited laparoscopic experience, VR training resulted in a greater reduction in operating time, error and unnecessary movements than standard laparoscopic training. In these participants, the composite performance score was better in the VR group than the VT group. Conclusion: VR training can supplement standard laparoscopic surgical training. It is at least as effective as video training in supplementing standard laparoscopic training.read more
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Virtual reality training for endoscopic surgery : composing a validated training program for basic skills
TL;DR: The LapSim virtual reality simulator is a system designed to develop and assess basic psychomotor skills and advanced laparoscopic tasks in a virtual environment and the simulator has to be validated.
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Development of virtual reality based robotic surgical trainer for patient-specific deformable anatomy
TL;DR: A method to develop a virtual reality based simulator with open source software and a game engine is provided for laparoscopic surgical simulation system consisting of a haptic interface device and a graphic display.
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The first international delphi consensus statement on Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal surgery.
Islam Omar,Karl Miller,B. M. Madhok,Bassem Amr,Rishi Singhal,Yitka Graham,Sjaak Pouwels,Mohammad Abu Hilal,Sandeep Aggarwal,Irfan Ahmed,Ali Aminian,Basil J. Ammori,Tan Arulampalam,Altaf Awan,José L. Balibrea,Aneel Bhangu,Richard R. W. Brady,Wendy A. Brown,Manish Chand,Ara Darzi,Talvinder Gill,Ramen Goel,Bussa Gopinath,Mark I. van Berge Henegouwen,Jacques Himpens,David Kerrigan,Misha D. P. Luyer,Christian Macutkiewicz,Julio Mayol,Sanjay Purkayastha,O. Rosenthal,Scott A. Shikora,Peter M. Small,Neil J. Smart,Mark A. Taylor,Tehemton E Udwadia,Tim Underwood,Y. K. S. Viswanath,Neil T. Welch,Steven D. Wexner,Michael S.J. Wilson,Desmond C. Winter,Kamal Mahawar +42 more
TL;DR: A committee of 38 international experts in laparoscopic GI surgery proposed and voted on 149 statements in two rounds following a strict modified Delphi protocol, achieving a consensus on 133 statements after two rounds of voting as mentioned in this paper .
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Evaluation of a Novel Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Curriculum With the Use of Animal Models and Live Operating.
TL;DR: The study describes a successful curriculum model for the teaching of laparoscopic cholecystectomy, to include procedural and technical skill acquisition, in addition to the refinement and development of procedural confidence.
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R. T. Stone,K. Watts,P. Zhong +2 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the training potential, team learning, material consumption, and cost implications of using integrated virtual reality technology as a major part of welder training, and found that the VRI group demonstrated significantly higher levels of team interaction, which led to increased team-based learning.
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