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Author Spotlight: Enhancing Success of Ultrasound-Guided Neuraxial Anesthesia in Cases with Difficult Anatomy
Published on: January 31, 2025
Impact of video games on ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia skills
Atif Shafqat1, Shumaila Mukarram2, Nigel M Bedforth3
1Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK atif.shafqat@nhs.net.
Background:
There is an association between video game practice and laparoscopic expertize in trainee surgeons. Ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia has many parallels with laparoscopic surgery. The aim of this study was to explore whether video game experience is associated with enhanced performance in a simulated ultrasound-guided task in novice operators.
Methods:
In this prospective observational study, 60 medical student volunteers were recruited. Following characterization of video game experience, they underwent an assessment of visuospatial abilities. Following standardized teaching, the recruits' technical performance of an ultrasound-guided needle task was assessed for overall quality by global rating scale (GRS).
Results:
Out of a total possible GRS score of 35, gamers compared with non-gamers demonstrated 5.2 (95% CI 1.9 to 8.4) units of better performance. Gamers also performed better in mental rotation test scores (difference 4.1, 95% CI 1.2 to 7.0) .
Conclusion:
Video game practice is associated with increased mental rotation ability and enhanced technical performance in a simulated ultrasound-guided task.
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