Video Killed the Radio Star-A Meta-Analysis on Video-Based Coaching to Improve Surgical Skill.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The surgical trainee of today completes their postgraduate training with significantly less exposure than their mentors. The enforced reduced working hours, along with other factors, have created a gap in surgical training. Video-based coaching (VBC) provides an opportunity to improve the surgical technical skill without needing to increase surgical volume. The aim on this study is to investigate the effect of VBC on the surgical technical skill.

Methods

A systematic review of randomized controlled trials was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Bias was assessed for using The Cochrane Collaboration's tool for assessing risk of bias. The study was prospectively registered in the Open Scienc

SUBMITTER: Anderson SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11903253 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature