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Trial reportSurgical endoscopy2018

Educational system based on the TAPP checklist improves the performance of novices: a multicenter randomized trial.

Saseem Poudel, Yo Kurashima, Kimitaka Tanaka, Hiroshi Kawase, Yoichi M Ito, Fumitaka Nakamura, Toshiaki Shichinohe, Satoshi Hirano

Abstract readMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Surgical endoscopy, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  4. Development of a systematic telesimulation curriculum for laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair.Global surgical education : journal of the Association for Surgical Education · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Saseem PoudelDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery II, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita 15 Nishi 7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan.
Yo KurashimaDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery II, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita 15 Nishi 7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan. yo.kurashima@huhp.hokudai.ac.jp.
Kimitaka TanakaDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery II, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita 15 Nishi 7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan.
Hiroshi KawaseDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery II, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita 15 Nishi 7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan.
Yoichi M ItoDepartment of Biostatistics, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
Fumitaka NakamuraDepartment of Surgery, Teine Keijinkai Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
Toshiaki ShichinoheDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery II, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita 15 Nishi 7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan.
Satoshi HiranoDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery II, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita 15 Nishi 7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDespite recent developments in surgical education, obstacles including inadequate budget, limited human resources, and a scarcity of time have limited its widespread adoption. To provide systematic training for laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair, we had previously developed and validated a checklist to evaluate the recorded performance of transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) repair. We had also developed an educational system that included didactic materials based on the TAPP checklist and incorporated remote evaluation and feedback system. The aim of this study was to evaluate the educational impact of the TAPP education system on novice surgeons.

methodsResidents and surgeons from participating hospitals, who had performed 0 or 1 TAPP procedure, were randomly assigned to the intervention group (IG), who trained using this new educational tool, and the control group (CG), who trained using the conventional system. Their surgical videos were rated by blinded raters. All participants performed their first case prior to randomization. The primary outcome was improvement of TAPP checklist score from the first to the third case.

resultsEighteen participants from 9 institutes were recruited for this study. Seven participants in the IG and 5 participants in the CG were included in the final analysis. The participants in the IG demonstrated significant improvement in their TAPP performance (p = 0.044) from their first case to their third case, whereas their counterparts in the CG failed to make any significant progress during the same period (p = 0.581).

conclusionThe new TAPP educational system was effective in improving the TAPP performance of novice surgeons.

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ChecklistVideo RecordingClinical CompetenceEducational MeasurementFemaleHernia, InguinalHumansInternship and ResidencyJapanLaparoscopyMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesAssessment and feedbackLaparoscopic inguinal hernia repairRemote educationSurgical educationTransabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) repair

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