The Effects of Acute Aerobic Exercise on the Acquisition and Retention of Laparoscopic Skills
Genevieve Chartrand, BSc, Pepa Kaneva, Msc, Chao Li, MD, Andrea M Petrucci, MD, Andrew F Mutter, BSc, Franco Carli, MD, Liane S Feldman, MD, Gerald M Fried, MD, Melina C Vassiliou, MD McGill University INTRODUCTION: Exercise is recognized to be beneficial to learning. The purpose of this research was to determine whether an episode of… Continue Reading
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The effect of visual force feedback on applied forces during a complex laparoscopic procedure
Ana Luisa Trejos, PhD, Rajni V Patel, PhD, PEng, Michael D Naish, PhD, PEng, Richard A Malthaner, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS, FCCP, Christopher M Schlachta, BSc, MD, CM, FRCSC, FACS Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics, Lawson Health Research Institute. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Surgery, The University… Continue Reading
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The Effect of Hand Size on Colonoscopic Simulation
Jocelyn Ray, PhD, Jay MacGregor, MD, Alicia J Logue, MD, Joseph Gallagher, MD Colon and Rectal Clinic of Orlando, Orlando Health, University of Central Florida College of Medicine INTRODUCTION: Standardization of proficiency and identification of what constitutes an appropriate volume of cases to overcome a significant learning curve for colonoscopic techniques has become of increasing… Continue Reading
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Surgical Resident Evaluations of Portable Laparoscopic Box Trainers
Matthew Zapf, BA, Michael Ujiki, MD NorthShore University HealthSystem, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine INTRODUCTION - Box trainers have been shown to be an effective tool for teaching laparoscopic surgical skills, however, residents are challenged to find practice time. Portable home box trainers theoretically allow for extended hands on practice even out of… Continue Reading
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Successful Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (fls) Testing for Practicing Surgeons in the Middle East
Brian J Dunkin, MD, Victor Wilcox, MD, Hani Lababidi, MD, Bandar Al Harthi, MD, Jalal Al Froukh, Mohammad Al Ammar, Alan Okrainec, MD, Steve Schwaitzberg, MD The Methodist Hospital and King Fahad Medical City INTRODUCTION FLS testing provides a baseline measurement of knowledge and skill in laparoscopic surgery. The success of this program in North… Continue Reading
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Starting an Endoscopy Curriculum in a General Surgery Residency Program
William W Hope, MD, W. Borden Hooks III, MD, Khoi Le, MD, Cyrus A Kotwall, MD, Thomas V Clancy, MD New Hanover Regional Medical Center Surgeons have been instrumental in the development of gastrointestinal endoscopy with several advanced endoscopic procedures devised by surgical endoscopist. Recently, the adequacy of training for endoscopy in general surgery residency… Continue Reading
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Smartphones in Surgery: An emerging trend
Ashvind Bawa, MBBS, MS, FMAS, Atul Mishra, MBBS, MS, FRCS, Amandeep Singh Nar, MBBS, MS, FMAS Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana Introduction Smartphones are becoming an integral part of everyone’s lives. Mobile phones whose primary purpose is calling and staying in touch with friends and family can do much more now. With the launch… Continue Reading
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Simulation-Based Training Improves Operative Performance of Totally Extraperitoneal (TEP) Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair – A Randomized Controlled Trial
Yo Kurashima, MD, PhD, Liane S Feldman, MD, Pepa A Kaneva, MSc, Gerald M Fried, MD, Simon Bergman, MD, Sebastian V Demyttenaere, MD, Melina C Vassiliou, MD, MEd McGill University INTRODUCTIONLaparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (LIHR) is associated with reduced post-operative pain and earlier return to normal activities compared to open repair, however, the procedure is… Continue Reading
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Simulated Colonoscopy Objective Performance Evaluation (S.C.O.P.E.): A non-computer based tool for assessment of endoscopic skills
Tiffany C Cox, MD, Kristen Trinca, MD, Jonathan P Pearl, MD, E. Matthew Ritter, MD Norman M. Rich Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University / Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda Maryland. Department of Surgery, University of Maryland, Baltimore MD Introduction: Virtual reality(VR) simulators have dominated the assessment of endoscopic skills. While VR simulators… Continue Reading
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Short-Duration Virtual-Reality Simulation Training Positively Impacts Performance During Laparoscopic Colectomy in an IMAL Model: Results of a Randomized Trial.
Sergio E Araujo, MD, PhD, Conor P Delaney, Md, MCh, PhD, Victor E Seid, MD, Antonio R Imperiale, MD, Paulo Herman, MD, PhD, Sergio C Nahas, MD, PhD, Ivan Cecconello, MdPhD Colorectal Surgery Division at University of Sao Paulo Medical Center, Sao Paulo, Brazil and Case Western Reserve University Center for Skills and Simulation, Cleveland,… Continue Reading
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Robotic-Assisted Colorectal Procedures in the Elderly.
Rami Makhoul, MD, Sam Luka, MD, Samir Agarwal, MD, Ashley Tirona, Vincent J Obias, MD George Washington University BACKGROUND:The robotic system is being adopted as a minimally invasive modality for colorectal resections in many institutions. The advantages, including stable platform, dexterity and better visualization have been well established in the literature. However, data on the… Continue Reading
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Rationale for the Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy(tm) (fuse) Educational Program
Liane S Feldman, MD, Pascal Fuchshuber, MD, PhD, Daniel B Jones, MD, Jessica Mischna, BA, Malcolm G Munro, MD, Steven Schwaitzberg, MD, Fuse Task Force McGill University, The Permanente Medical Group,Harvard Medical School, SAGES, UCLA, Cambridge Health Alliance Introduction: Energy devices are ubiquitous in modern operating rooms. The combination of electrical current, heat generation, the… Continue Reading
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Prospective randomised controlled blinded study to evaluate the effect of short term focused training program in laparoscopy on operative room performance of surgery resident.
Virinder K Bansal, MS, FACS, M C Misra, Rahul Raveendran, Hemanga K Bhattacharjee, Karthik Rajan, Subodh Kumar, Asuri Krishna Minimally Invasive Surgery Training Center, Department of Surgical Disciplines, All India Institute of Medical sciences, New Delhi, IntroductionThe role of training in laparoscopic surgery cannot be overemphasised. There are various methods of laparoscopic training ranging from… Continue Reading
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Pilot Curriculum for Teaching Residents Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS)
Matthew Zapf, BA, Nancy Schindler, MD, Jose Velasco, MD, Vivek Prachand, MD, Michael Ujiki, MD NorthShore University HealthSystem, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine INTRODUCTION - Single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) has become a popular modality, however curricula to educate residents in this technique is lacking. We developed a step-wise curriculum to teach senior level… Continue Reading
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Operative Time Is an Effective Tool to Evaluate Intraoperative Performance for Procedure-specific Tasks in Totally Extraperitoneal Herniorrhaphy (TEP)
Tung T Tran, MD, MSc, Vinay Singhal, MD, Ryan Juza, MD, Eric Pauli, MD, Ann Rogers, MD, Randy Haluck, MD, Jerome Lyn-Sue, MD Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center INTRODUCTION: The widespread adoption of totally extraperitoneal herniorrhaphy (TEP) has created challenges in the evaluation and training of surgeons. The development of assessment tools for… Continue Reading
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