Laparoscopic intracorporeal suturing and knotting techniques-experiences of education
Acquiring the skills of laparoscopic suturing and knotting techniques can be considered a prerequisite to learn advanced laparoscopic procedures. Despite the concept that developing such skills should be reserved for the younger generation of surgeons due to the high level of difficulty in manual skills involved, this has not been the authors' experience in training… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Benefits of Laparoscopic Fellowship Training: A Survey of Former Fellows
Objective: The goal of this study was to assess the impact of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) fellowship training on the fellows’ clinical practice as well as former fellows’ perception of their experience.Methods: A survey composed of 50 multiple-choice questions was e-mailed to 270 former MIS fellows who began a fellowship in the U.S. between 2000… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Speed-Accuracy Tradeoff in VR Simulator with Haptic Feedback
Virtual reality (VR) technology is expected to play an increasingly important role in laparoscopic surgical training in the future. Haptic feedback in VR training remains a debated topic amongst researchers and practitioners. This study was designed to test the hypothesis that haptics would improve the control of force application in a virtual pick-and-place task, especially… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Learning Curve in Laparoscopic Suturing with Haptic Feedback
Simulators with haptic feedback may not be justified if its benefit is not applicable in surgical skills training. We hypothesized that trainees would reach the first plateau in their learning curve earlier when trained using simulators with haptic feedback, compared with those who trained without haptic feedback. Fifteen novices were randomly assigned to either the… Continue Reading
- Type:
- Posters
- Topic:
- Education / Simulation