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Ray Gonzalez1, Jose M Martinez, Emanuele Lo Menzo
1Division of Laparoendoscopic and Bariatric Surgery and Center of Excellence for Laparoscopic and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1475 NW 12th Avenue, Suite 4017, Miami, FL 33136, USA. Rgonzalez4@med.miami.edu
Consumer technology can easily distribute laparoscopic surgery videos for skill assessment using the Global Operative Assessment of Laparoscopic Skill (GOALS) metric. This improves the accessibility and simplicity of evaluating resident surgical performance.
Area of Science:
- Surgical Education Technology
- Medical Simulation
- Laparoscopic Surgery Training
Background:
- The Global Operative Assessment of Laparoscopic Skill (GOALS) is a validated metric for grading laparoscopic skills from operative videos.
- Novel techniques are being developed to simplify the viewing of these recorded surgical videos.
- Current methods for video distribution and evaluation can be cumbersome.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine the feasibility of using consumer-based technology for distributing surgical videos.
- To assess if widespread technology can facilitate objective evaluation of laparoscopic skills.
- To explore methods for easier access to operative videos for assessment.
Main Methods:
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy videos from residents were captured using standard consumer hardware and software.
- Videos were processed into various formats (e.g., mp4), compressed, or segmented as needed.
- Converted videos were uploaded to social networking and video-sharing platforms for accessibility.
Main Results:
- Compression was necessary for all video formats.
- All processed video formats were successfully accessed from diverse devices, including computers and iPhones.
- Qualitative analysis by surgeons confirmed the video quality was adequate for GOALS assessment.
Conclusions:
- Consumer-based technology shows promise for distributing surgical videos for GOALS evaluation.
- Easy accessibility of videos can simplify and streamline the evaluation of resident surgical skills.
- This approach may reduce complexity in assessing operative performance.
