Familiarization of undergraduate medical students with the two-dimensional vision of laparoscopic surgery: Preliminary results of a prospective follow-up study - 11/06/18
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Abstract |
Background |
To date, the feasibility of pre-graduate training in 2D vision has not been studied thoroughly. The purpose of this pilot study is to present the preliminary results of a pre-graduate laparoscopic training program.
Materials and methods |
We invited pre-graduate medical students to participate in an experimental training program which strengthened their essential skills in 2D-vision. An easy-to-use, cost-effective, hand-made laparoscopic training box was constructed and used.
Results |
Twenty-four pre-graduate students participated in our study. The ability of medical students to co-ordinate their movements on the 2D-space was strengthened from the first to the fourth time of performing the easiest tasks (bead transfer and rope cutting) (P<.001). This was not observed in the case of the two harder tasks (necklace formation and intracorporeal knot), despite the fact that time to fulfillment differed (P=.058 & P=.082) respectively. The overall assessment of the simulator in terms of portability, imaging, light, camera convenience to use and significance ranked from high to very high.
Conclusion |
Familiarization with the 2D environment of laparoscopic surgery is extremely important for medical students. The results of our study seem to be promising, as they show that basic tasks are easy to learn with the use of relatively inexpensive equipment.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Laparoscopic, Training, Pre-graduate students, Training box
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Vol 47 - N° 6
P. 237-240 - juin 2018 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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