Measuring hand movement for suturing skill assessment: A simulation-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To maximize patient safety, surgical skills education is increasingly adopting simulation-based curricula for formative skills assessment and training. However, many standardized assessment tools rely on human raters for performance assessment, which is resource-intensive and subjective. Simulators that provide automated and objective metrics from sensor data can address this limitation. We present an instrumented bench suturing simulator, patterned after the clock face radial suturing model from the Fundamentals of Vascular Surgery, for automated and objective assessment of open suturing skills.

Methods

For this study, 97 participants (35 attending surgeons, 32 residents, and 30 novices) were recruited at national vascular conferences. Automated hand motion metri

SUBMITTER: Shayan AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10592328 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature