Laparoscopy training of novices with complex curved instruments using 2D- and 3D-visualization.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Beside many advantages, disadvantages such as reduced degrees of freedom and poorer depth perception are still apparent in laparoscopic surgery. 3D visualization and the development of complex instruments are intended to counteract the disadvantages. We want to find out whether the use of complex instruments and 3D visualization has an influence on the performance of novices.

Methods

48 medical students with no experience in laparoscopic surgery or simulator-based laparoscopy training were included. They were randomized in four groups according to a stratification assessment. During a structured training period they completed the FLS-Tasks "PEG Transfer", "Pattern Cut" and "Intracorporeal Suture" and a transfer task based on these three. Two groups used conventional

SUBMITTER: Hidding J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10990991 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature