Methodology for Developing an Educational and Research Video Library in Minimally Invasive Surgery

Area of Science:

• Minimally Invasive Surgery
• Surgical Education Technology
• Medical Informatics

Background:

• Surgical video libraries offer a valuable resource for training and research.
• Developing and maintaining such libraries requires efficient methodologies and cost-effective strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

• To explore the methods and costs associated with creating and maintaining a surgical video library.
• To highlight the applications of surgical video libraries in surgical education and scholarship.

Main Methods:

• Development of a surgical video library using intraoperative recordings from robotic surgeries.
• Categorization of surgical procedures into distinct steps for analysis.
• Utilization of the library for trainee operative preparation, research project development, and surgeon credentialing.

Main Results:

• A library of 929 robotic surgery videos was created, with 110 selected videos uploaded for trainee review.
• Intraoperative time metrics were developed for trainee integration.
• 102 scholarly videos were produced, leading to 3 published papers and 4 under evaluation.
• The annual cost of the program was under $10,000.

Conclusions:

• Surgical video libraries can be efficiently created using intraoperative recorders for minimally invasive surgery.
• Segmenting surgeries aids deliberate integration and clinical question answering.
• Video libraries are cost-effective tools for surgical education, research, and surgeon credentialing.