Assessment of the Interrater Reliability of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Microanastomosis Assessment Scale.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The potential for simulation-based learning in neurosurgical training has led the Congress of Neurosurgical Surgeons to develop a series of simulation modules. The Northwestern Objective Microanastomosis Assessment Tool (NOMAT) was created as the corresponding assessment tool for the Congress of Neurosurgical Surgeons Microanastomosis Module. The face and construct validity of the NOMAT have been previously established.

Objective

To further validate the NOMAT by determining its interrater reliability (IRR) between raters of varying levels of microsurgical expertise.

Methods

The NOMAT was used to assess residents' performance in a microanastomosis simulation module in 2 settings: Northwestern University and the Society of Neurological Surgeons 2014 Boot Camp

SUBMITTER: Pines AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6312083 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature