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Tuğba Coşgun1,2, Talha Doğruyol3, Çağatay Tezel1
1Clinic of Thoracic Surgery, Ulus Liv Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon
|January 10, 2025
Summary
Analysis of YouTube videos for robotic segmentectomy reveals educational content is often inadequate for surgical trainees. Many videos lack essential details like patient demographics and trocar placement, hindering their use as reliable learning tools.
Area of Science:
- Thoracic Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Surgical Education Technology
Background:
- Segmentectomy is preferred for small lung lesions to preserve lung function.
- Robotic technology offers significant advantages for segmentectomy procedures.
- Online platforms like YouTube are increasingly used for surgical training.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the accuracy and completeness of information in YouTube videos on robotic segmentectomy.
- To assess the educational value of these videos for surgical trainees.
Main Methods:
- A systematic search of YouTube was conducted using keywords 'robot segmentectomy' and 'robotic segmentectomy lung'.
- Eighty-one videos were analyzed using the JAMA scoring system, Critical View of Safety (CVS), and LAParoscopic surgery Video Educational GuidelineS (LAP-VEGaS).
Main Results:
- Nearly half of the videos (42) were from university hospitals.
- Preoperative imaging was present in 49% of videos, but patient demographics (32%) and preoperative assessment (20.9%) were less frequently shown.
- Trocar placement details were included in only 29.6% of the videos.
Conclusions:
- Despite the ease of recording high-quality videos, many robotic segmentectomy tutorials on YouTube lack crucial educational parameters.
- The analyzed videos are insufficient for adequately training surgical residents in robotic segmentectomy techniques.
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