External validation of a motion capture-based surgical skill assessment system in laparoscopic simulation training environments.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To externally validate our surgical skill assessment system, which provides comprehensive real-time feedback based on motion capture (Mocap) metrics of laparoscopic instruments in simulation training environments.

Methods

Participants conducted periaortic tissue dissection (Dissection Task) and parenchymal closure of the kidney (Suturing Task) using porcine cadaveric organs. Surgical instrument movements were measured by the MoCap system, and all training sessions were video-recorded. Utilizing our previously developed machine-learning (ML) algorithm, participants received quantitative feedback based on their motion features immediately after the training, including three-tier classification results, which meant their skill levels being consistent with those with 0≤

SUBMITTER: Ebina K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12408777 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature