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ArticleWorld journal of emergency surgery : WJES2019

Educational value of surgical videos on YouTube: quality assessment of laparoscopic appendectomy videos by senior surgeons vs. novice trainees.

Nicola de'Angelis, Paschalis Gavriilidis, Aleix Martínez-Pérez, Pietro Genova, Margherita Notarnicola, Elisa Reitano, Niccolò Petrucciani, Solafah Abdalla, Riccardo Memeo, Francesco Brunetti and 3 more

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Nicola de'Angelis1Department of Digestive, Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, and Liver Transplantation, Henri-Mondor University Hospital, AP-HP, Université Paris Est, 51, Avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 94010 Créteil, France.ORCID 0000-0002-1211-4916
Paschalis Gavriilidis2Department of General and Colorectal Surgery, Northern Lincolnshire and Goole, Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, Scartho Rd, Grimsby, DN33 2BA UK.
Aleix Martínez-Pérez3Unit of Colorectal Surgery, Department of General and Digestive Surgery, Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset, Valencia, Spain.
Pietro Genova1Department of Digestive, Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, and Liver Transplantation, Henri-Mondor University Hospital, AP-HP, Université Paris Est, 51, Avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 94010 Créteil, France.
Margherita Notarnicola1Department of Digestive, Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, and Liver Transplantation, Henri-Mondor University Hospital, AP-HP, Université Paris Est, 51, Avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 94010 Créteil, France.
Elisa Reitano1Department of Digestive, Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, and Liver Transplantation, Henri-Mondor University Hospital, AP-HP, Université Paris Est, 51, Avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 94010 Créteil, France.
Niccolò Petrucciani1Department of Digestive, Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, and Liver Transplantation, Henri-Mondor University Hospital, AP-HP, Université Paris Est, 51, Avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 94010 Créteil, France.
Solafah Abdalla4Department of Digestive, Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, and Liver Transplantation, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, AP-HP, Université Pièrre et Marie Curie (UPMC) et Paris-Descartes, Paris, France.
Riccardo Memeo5Department of General Surgery, Policlinico A. Rubino, Università di Bari, Bari, Italy.
Francesco Brunetti1Department of Digestive, Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, and Liver Transplantation, Henri-Mondor University Hospital, AP-HP, Université Paris Est, 51, Avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 94010 Créteil, France.
Maria Clotilde Carra6University Paris Diderot, Paris France, Rothschild Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France.
Salomone Di Saverio7Department of Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK.
Valerio Celentano8Colorectal Unit, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Portsmouth, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: To prepare for surgery, surgeons often recur to surgical videos, with YouTube being reported as the preferred source. This study aimed to compare the evaluation of three surgical trainees and three senior surgeons of the 25 most viewed laparoscopic appendectomy videos listed on YouTube. Additionally, we assessed the video conformity to the published guidelines on how to report laparoscopic surgery videos (LAP-VEGaS). Methods: Based on the number of visualization, the 25 most viewed videos on laparoscopic appendectomy uploaded on YouTube between 2010 and 2018 were selected. Videos were evaluated on the surgical technical performance (GOALS score), critical view of safety (CVS), and overall video quality and utility. Results: Video image quality was poor for nine (36%) videos, good for nine (36%), and in high definition for seven (28%). Educational content (e.g., audio or written commentary) was rarely present. With the exception of the overall level of difficulty, poor consistency was observed for the GOALS domains between senior surgeons and trainees. Fifteen videos (60%) demonstrated a satisfactory CVS score (≥ 5). Concerning the overall video quality, agreement among senior surgeons was higher (Cronbach's alpha 0.897) than among trainees (Cronbach's alpha 0.731). The mean overall videos utility (Likert scale, 1 to 5) was 1.92 (SD 0.88) for senior examiners, and 3.24 (SD 1.02) for trainee examiners. The conformity to the LAP-VEGaS guidelines was weak, with a median value of 8.1% (range 5.4-18.9%). Conclusion: Laparoscopic videos represent a useful and appropriate educational tool but they are not sufficiently reviewed to obtained standard quality. A global effort should be made to improve the educational value of the uploaded surgical videos, starting from the application of the nowadays-available LAP-VEGaS guidelines.

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AppendectomyHealth EducationHumansInternetLaparoscopySocial MediaSurgical Procedures, OperativeVideo RecordingEducational videosLaparoscopic appendectomyResident surgeonsSurgical trainingYouTube

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PMCPMC6507219

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