Comparison of Three-Dimension and Two-Dimension Vision Systems in Acquiring Laparoscopic Suturing Skills in Surgical Trainees- A Cross-over Trial
Walid Elbakbak, MBBCh, MSc, Badria S Alaraimi, MD, Shah-Jala Sarker, Phd, Richie Goriparthi, MD, MSc, Sundus Makkiyah, MSc, Bijendra Patel, MBBS, MS, FRCS, Ed, FRCS, GenSurg Queen Mary University of London, Bart Cancer Institute Introduction: To objectively evaluate and compare surgical trainee’s performances in laparoscopic intracorporeal suturing using 2D and 3D vision systems in terms… Continue Reading
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- Education / Simulation
Contributions of muscle effort on tasks performance between training box and virtual reality trainer
Landon D Ehlers, BS, Jeremy P Parcells, MD, Ajay N Rande, MD, Dmitry Oleynikov, MD, Ka-Chun Siu, PhD University of Nebraska Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Center for Advanced Surgical Technology Introduction: Limited literature has addressed the physiologic effects and in particular muscle responses when training on a virtual reality (VR) simulator. With VR training… Continue Reading
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Determining the ‘STTARS’ among teachers of advanced laparoscopic surgery
Susannah M Wyles, MD, Danilo Miskovic, MD, FRCS, Melody Ni, PhD, Nader Francis, PhD, FRCS, Mark G Coleman, MD, FRCS, George B Hanna, PhD, FRCS Imperial College London, Derriford Hospital (on behalf of the National Training Program) Introduction:Within medicine there is an expectation that you will teach and provide an apprenticeship. With a reduction in… Continue Reading
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Development of a patient educational resource for laparoscopic cholecystectomy: An important component of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Pathway
Jimmy Bejjani, MD, Debbie Watson, RN, Giovanni Capretti, MD, Pepa Kaneva, MSc, Gerald M Fried, MD, FRCSC, FACS, Melina C Vassiliou, MD, MEd, FRCSC, Franco Carli, MD, MPhil, Liane S Feldman, MD, FRCSC, FACS Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University Health Centre Introduction: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) or “Fast-track” perioperative… Continue Reading
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Development of a Successful Robotic Surgery Curriculum
Kamran Samakar, MD, Juan Andres Astudillo, MD, Robert Aragon, MD, Keith Scharf, DO, Marcos Michelotti, MD, Joanne Baerg, MD, Carlos Garberoglio, MD Loma Linda University Medical Center BackgroundWith the increased adoption of robotic surgery for general surgical procedures there has been a growing demand for a comprehensive curriculum for resident training. We set out to… Continue Reading
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Do Experts Give Better Feedback Than Novices on Virtual Reality Simulators?
Dmitry Nepomnayshy, MD, Lilian Chen, MD, Kuhn Jay, MD, Ron Bush, BS, MIS, Neal Seymour, MD Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Baystate Medical Center INTRODUCTION: Surgical simulator technology is rapidly evolving and expert surgeon advice is often sought in development and testing. Haptic-enabled Virtual Reality (HVR) simulation has potential advantages over box trainers; however, suturing has… Continue Reading
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Does Competitiveness Influence Performance in a Surgical Skills Competition?
Daniel A Hashimoto, BA, Pritam Singh, MBBS, MA, MRCS, Paul Ziprin, MD, FRCS, Ara Darzi, KBE, PC, MD, FMedSci, Rajesh Aggarwal, MD, MA, PhD, FRCS Imperial College London, Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania IntroductionThis study investigated whether self-reported competitiveness or contentiousness affected performance in laparoscopic intracorporeal knot tying. Training in elite athletes often… Continue Reading
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Does diet affect surgical performance?
Natalia Leva, BS, Aarthy Kannappan, MD, Dylan Gwaltney, BS, James Lau, MD, Nayna Lodhia, BS, John Morton, MD, MPH Stanford University Background: In the hope of increasing patient safety, there is increasing emphasis for physician wellness including appropriate sleep, diet, and exercise. While work rules have addressed sleep, there are little data regarding the impact… Continue Reading
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Effectiveness of Learning Advanced Laparoscopic Skills in an Intensive Laparoscopic Training Program
Erwin Buckel, MD, Pablo Achurra, MD, Julian Varas, MD, Carla Faivovich, MD, Jorge Martinez, MD, Napoleon Salgado, MD, Nicolas Jarufe, MD, Camilo Boza, MD Faculty of Medicine,. Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Department of Digestive Surgery. Introduction: Nowadays most simulated advanced laparoscopic training programs exist under a curricular-based training program or in the form of… Continue Reading
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Effects of Sleep hours and Fatigue on Performance in Laparoscopic Surgery Simulators
Amine Chellali, PhD, Ganesh Sankaranarayanan, PhD, Likun Zhang, MSc, Caroline G.L. Cao, PhD, Suvranu De, ScD, Daniel B Jones, MD, Benjamin Schneider, MD Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Tufts University, Wright State University, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center INTRODUCTIONPrevious studies have demonstrated that residents who were sleep deprived post call make… Continue Reading
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Endoscopic Simulator Curriculum Improves Colonoscopy Performance in Novice Surgical Interns as Demonstrated in a Swine Model
Dana A Telem, MD, David W Rattner, MD, Denise W Gee, MD Massachusetts General Hospital Introduction: The purpose of this study is to determine whether independent training on the GI Mentor (Simbionix, Cleveland, OH) can accelerate the acquisition of endoscopic proficiency by novice surgical interns. Methods: Nine novice surgical interns underwent a prospective study comparing… Continue Reading
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Enhanced Recovery Simulation in Colorectal Surgery: Design of Virtual Online Patients
Laura Beyer-Berjot, MD, Vishal Patel, MRCS, Paul Ziprin, MD, FRCS, Dave Taylor, MSC, MBCS, Stephane Berdah, MD, PhD, Ara Darzi, KBE, MD, FACS, FRCS, HonFREng, FMedSci, Rajesh Aggarwal, MD, PhD, MA, FRCS Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, St. Mary's Campus, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom. Center for Surgical Teaching and Research (CERC), Universite de… Continue Reading
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Evaluation of the Surgeons Perception Comparing Conventional and Minilaparoscopic Instruments to Perform a Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (tem)
Diego Lima, MD, Gustavo Carvalho, PhD, Sergio Araujo, PhD, Ramon Mendes, MD, Armando Melani, MD, Carlos Veo, MD, Marcos Lyra, MD, Adriano Sales, Student University of Pernambuco - Recife, Pernambuco - Brazil; UNIPECLIN, Universitary Hospital Oswaldo Cruz BACKGROUND: Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) offers advantages over conventional transanal excision techniques of rectal lesions, mainly better visualization… Continue Reading
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Exposure to FLS Task Outweighs Video Gaming Experience for the VBLaST PT(c) Simulator
Charlotte Kaplan, MPH, Alexander Lanigan, MS, Henry Lin, MD, Ganesh Sankaranarayanan, PhD, Matt E Ritter, MD, Steven Schwaitzberg, MD, Daniel B Jones, MD, Suvranu De, ScD Uniformed Services University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Harvard Medical School IntroductionVideo gaming experience has shown to improve performance in minimally invasive surgical simulators. The VBLaST PT© is a virtual reality… Continue Reading
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Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery: Creation and Validation of the Hands-on Test
M C Vassiliou, MD, MEd, P Kaneva, MSc, B J Dunkin, MD, G M Fried, MD, J D Mellinger, MD, T Trus, MD, K I Hoffman, PhD, C Lyons, MD, J R Korndorffer, MD, M Ujiki, MD, V Velanovich, MD, G Korus, MD, D J Scott, MD, J Martinez, MD, S Tsuda, MD, J Seagull,… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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