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Paul J Roch¹, Henriette M Rangnick², Julia A Brzoska¹

¹Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.

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Summary

Visual-spatial ability (VSA) significantly impacts laparoscopic camera navigation (LCN) training, especially for complex tasks. Higher VSA correlates with better performance and faster learning in surgical trainees during challenging LCN procedures.

Keywords:

Camera navigation Complex tasks Laparoscopy Skills Training Visual–spatial ability

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Area of Science:

Surgical Education
Medical Simulation
Human Factors Engineering

Background:

Minimally invasive surgery presents technical challenges for surgical teams.
Visual-spatial ability (VSA) is linked to learning laparoscopic camera navigation (LCN).
The effect of task complexity on VSA's influence in LCN training is not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate how VSA affects LCN training outcomes.
To analyze the impact of VSA across LCN tasks of varying complexity.
To determine if task complexity moderates the relationship between VSA and LCN skill acquisition.

Main Methods:

Prospective monocentric trial involving 71 participants.
Pre-training assessment of VSA using a cube comparison test.
LCN training with three progressively complex tasks, each performed four times.
Correlation and multivariate regression analyses to evaluate VSA's influence on LCN performance.

Main Results:

All participants showed improved LCN performance and reduced completion times across trials.
Significant positive correlations between VSA and performance/time were found for the most complex LCN task.
Higher VSA was associated with a greater reduction in time between initial trials for the complex task.

Conclusions:

Trainee performance in LCN improves with practice.
VSA plays a crucial role in LCN performance and training, particularly for complex tasks.
The VSA-LCN performance relationship is more pronounced in less experienced individuals and early in training.