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Michael Pellen1, Liam Horgan, J Roger Barton

  • 1Department of General Surgery, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust, Rake Lane, North Shields, UK. mikepellen@hotmail.com

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Laparoscopic surgery metrics from hybrid simulators correlate well with expert Global Rating Scales (GRS) and accurately predict surgeon experience. These metrics offer efficient feedback for training.

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Area of Science:

  • Surgical Education
  • Medical Simulation
  • Laparoscopic Surgery Training

Background:

  • Global Rating Scales (GRS) provide structured expert assessment of surgical skills.
  • Hybrid simulators use instrument motion analysis to measure performance in laparoscopic tasks.
  • This study compares the accuracy of motion analysis metrics against GRS for skill assessment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess if motion analysis metrics from hybrid simulators are as accurate as structured expert opinion (GRS).
  • To validate the use of simulator metrics for evaluating surgical skill and experience.

Main Methods:

  • 10 consultant surgeons, 10 senior trainees, and 10 novice students performed a Sharp Dissection task on a hybrid simulator.
  • Video footage was assessed by two blinded raters using Likert Scales (GRS).

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  • Spearman's rho and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) were used to test correlations and inter-rater reliability.

    • Main Results:

    • Strongest correlations were observed between GRS Time/Motion/Progress and simulator Time (rho 0.88), and Instrument Handling and Path Length (rho 0.8).
    • Mean GRS scores demonstrated stronger inter-rater agreement (ICC 0.68) than individual scale components.
    • Simulator metrics and mean GRS scores showed comparable accuracy in predicting surgeon experience level (correlation coefficients 0.67-0.78 for metrics vs. 0.58-0.74 for GRS).

    Conclusions:

    • Motion analysis metrics from hybrid simulators possess concurrent validity, correlating well with GRS assessments.
    • These metrics are construct valid, accurately predicting surgical experience levels comparable to expert ratings.
    • Hybrid simulators offer a resource-efficient method for providing feedback in surgical training.