Impact of ERCP simulator training on early ERCP learning curves of novice trainees: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT: Background and study aim Simulator-based training has been extensively studied in training gastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy and shown to significantly improve learning curves of novices. Data on simulator-based training in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) are scarce. We aimed to determine the impact of 2-day intensive hands-on simulator training on the course of the learning curve of novice trainees. Methods We conducted a prospective cohort study using a validated mechanical ERCP simulator (Boškoski-Costamagna ERCP Trainer). Six trainees were allocated to the simulation course program (SG). Each of these trainees were paired with an endoscopy trainee starting regular ERCP training at the same center who had no exposure to a simulation course program (c

SUBMITTER: van der Wiel SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10411077 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature