Current Implementation Outcomes of Digital Surgical Simulation in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Digital surgical simulation and telecommunication provides an attractive option for improving surgical skills, widening access to training, and improving patient outcomes; however, it is unclear whether sufficient simulations and telecommunications are accessible, effective, or feasible in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Objective

This study aims to determine which types of surgical simulation tools have been most widely used in LMICs, how surgical simulation technology is being implemented, and what the outcomes of these efforts have been. We also offer recommendations for the future development of digital surgical simulation implementation in LMICs.

Methods

We searched PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Database of Systematic Revi

SUBMITTER: Mahajan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10337383 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature