Does practice make perfect? Laparoscopic training mainly improves motion efficiency: a prospective trial.

ABSTRACT: Training improves skills in minimally invasive surgery. This study aimed to investigate the learning curves of complex motion parameters for both hands during a standardized training course using a novel measurement tool. An additional focus was placed on the parameters representing surgical safety and precision. Fifty-six laparoscopic novices participated in a training course on the basic skills of minimally invasive surgery based on a modified Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) curriculum. Before, twice during, and once after the practical lessons, all participants had to perform four laparoscopic tasks (peg transfer, precision cut, balloon resection, and laparoscopic suture and knot), which were recorded and analyzed using an instrument motion analysis system. Participants signi

SUBMITTER: von Bechtolsheim F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10359367 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature