Motion capture device reveals a quick learning curve in vascular anastomosis training.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Surgical procedures are often evaluated subjectively, and an objective evaluation has been considered difficult to make and rarely reported, especially in open surgery, where the range of motion is wide. This study evaluated the effectiveness of surgical suturing training as an educational tool using the Leap Motion Controller (LMC), which can capture hand movements and reproduce them as data comprising parametric elements.

Methods

We developed an off-the-job training system (Off-JT) in our department, mainly using prosthetic grafts and various anastomotic methodologies with graded difficulty levels. We recruited 50 medical students (novice group) and 6 vascular surgeons (expert group) for the study. We evaluated four parameters for intraoperative skills: suturing ti

SUBMITTER: Tsuyuki S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10874910 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature