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Trial reportSurgical endoscopy2018

Impact of one-to-one tutoring on fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery (FLS) passing rate in a single center experience outside the United States: a randomized controlled trial.

Federico Gheza, Paolo Raimondi, Leonardo Solaini, Federico Coccolini, Gian Luca Baiocchi, Nazario Portolani, Guido Alberto Massimo Tiberio

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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. It is linked to trial NCT02486575 (Comparison of Laparoscopic Simulation Training Between Mentoring and Self-learning Technique), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Comparison of Laparoscopic Simulation Training Between Mentoring and Self-learning Technique

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversità degli Studi di BresciaRan2014 to 2014Enrolled60ConditionsPerformance of Wrong Procedure (Operation)ArmsSelf-learning, Mentoring
3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Federico GhezaSurgical Clinic, University of Brescia, Piazzale Spedali Civili 1, 25123, Brescia, BS, Italy. federicoghezamd@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-1889-7840
Paolo RaimondiDepartment of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Science, University G. d'Annunzio, Chieti, Italy.
Leonardo SolainiSurgical Clinic, University of Brescia, Piazzale Spedali Civili 1, 25123, Brescia, BS, Italy.
Federico CoccoliniGeneral, Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy.
Gian Luca BaiocchiSurgical Clinic, University of Brescia, Piazzale Spedali Civili 1, 25123, Brescia, BS, Italy.
Nazario PortolaniSurgical Clinic, University of Brescia, Piazzale Spedali Civili 1, 25123, Brescia, BS, Italy.
Guido Alberto Massimo TiberioSurgical Clinic, University of Brescia, Piazzale Spedali Civili 1, 25123, Brescia, BS, Italy.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOutside the US, FLS certification is not required and its teaching methods are not well standardized. Even if the FLS was designed as "stand alone" training system, most of Academic Institution offer support to residents during training. We present the first systematic application of FLS in Italy. Our aim was to evaluate the role of mentoring/coaching on FLS training in terms of the passing rate and global performance in the search for resource optimization.

methodsSixty residents in general surgery, obstetrics & gynecology, and urology were selected to be enrolled in a randomized controlled trial, practicing FLS with the goal of passing a simulated final exam. The control group practiced exclusively with video material from SAGES, whereas the interventional group was supported by a mentor.

resultsForty-six subjects met the requirements and completed the trial. For the other 14 subjects no results are available for comparison. One subject for each group failed the exam, resulting in a passing rate of 95.7%, with no obvious differences between groups. Subgroup analysis did not reveal any difference between the groups for FLS tasks.

conclusionWe confirm that methods other than video instruction and deliberate FLS practice are not essential to pass the final exam. Based on these results, we suggest the introduction of the FLS system even where a trained tutor is not available. This trial is the first single institution application of the FLS in Italy and one of the few experiences outside the US. Trial Number: NCT02486575 ( https://www.clinicaltrials.gov ).

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Clinical CompetenceMentoringFemaleHumansInternship and ResidencyItalyLaparoscopyMaleSelf-Directed Learning as TopicSimulation TrainingSingle-Blind MethodUnited StatesFLSItalyLaparoscopyRandomized trialTrainingTutoring

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PMID29644465

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