Effect of head-mounted displays on students' acquisition of surgical suturing techniques compared to an e-learning and tutor-led course: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although surgical suturing is one of the most important basic skills, many medical school graduates do not acquire sufficient knowledge of it due to its lack of integration into the curriculum or a shortage of tutors. E-learning approaches attempt to address this issue but still rely on the involvement of tutors. Furthermore, the learning experience and visual-spatial ability appear to play a critical role in surgical skill acquisition. Virtual reality head-mounted displays (HMDs) could address this, but the benefits of immersive and stereoscopic learning of surgical suturing techniques are still unclear.

Material and methods

In this multi-arm randomized controlled trial, 150 novices participated. Three teaching modalities were compared: an e-learning course (mono

SUBMITTER: Peters P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10442110 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature