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Laparoscopic skills training and assessment.

R Aggarwal1, K Moorthy, A Darzi

  • 1Department of Surgical Oncology and Technology, Imperial College, London, UK. rajesh.aggarwal@imperial.ac.uk

The British Journal of Surgery
|November 18, 2004
PubMed
Summary

Laparoscopic surgery training has evolved with new tools. Virtual reality simulators and objective assessment systems now enable a structured, competency-based laparoscopic surgical training program.

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Area of Science:

  • Surgical Education
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery

Background:

  • Laparoscopic surgery introduction led to complications, necessitating specialized training.
  • Skills laboratories were developed to train novice laparoscopic surgeons.
  • This review examines current laparoscopic surgery training and assessment tools.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review available tools for laparoscopic surgery training.
  • To assess current methods for skill acquisition and evaluation.

Main Methods:

  • Medline searches were conducted using keywords: laparoscopy, training, curriculum, virtual reality, and assessment.
  • Reference lists of identified articles were manually searched.

Main Results:

  • Current training utilizes box trainers with models or animal tissues, lacking objective skill assessment.

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  • Virtual reality simulators can teach laparoscopic psychomotor skills.
  • Objective assessment is achievable via dexterity-based and video analysis systems.

    • Conclusions:

    • Tools are available to create a structured, competency-based laparoscopic surgical training program.