ArticleJournal of pediatric surgery2022
Effectiveness of telesimulation for pediatric minimally invasive surgery essential skills training.
Article in Journal of pediatric surgery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic review of the training process of minimally invasive surgery in neonates and infants.Pediatric surgery international · 2025Pooled it
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on surgical education and training programs in Latin America: a systematic review.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Comparison of distance versus in-person laparoscopy training using a low-cost laparoscopy simulator-a randomized controlled multi-center trial.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Trial
- Structured feedback and operative video debriefing with critical view of safety annotation in training of laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomized controlled study.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Trial
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- Optimizing the management of laparoscopic equipment in low-resource settings: a SAGES White Paper.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Evaluating suturing skill improvement for pediatric minimally invasive esophageal anastomosis model: an observational cohort study based on simulator training.Scientific reports · 2025Observational
- Educational Effectiveness of Telementoring as a Continuing Professional Development Intervention for Surgeons in Practice: A Systematic Review.Annals of surgery open : perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundIn the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing rules, access to in-person training activities had temporarily been interrupted, speeding up the implementation of telesimulation for minimally invasive surgery (MIS) essential skills training (T-ESTM, Telesimulation - Essential Skills Training Module) in our center. The aim of this study was to explore the effectiveness of T-ESTM.
methodsT-ESTM was scheduled into 2 sessions of 3 h through the Zoom® virtual meeting platform. The academic lectures, the tutorials for box-trainer set-up and 7 performance tasks were accessed through an online campus previous to the remote encounter for personalized guidance and debriefing. Initial (pre-telementoring) and final (post 6-hour telementoring) assessment scoring as well as timing for Task 2 (circle-cutting pattern), 3 (extracorporeal Roeder knot) and 5 (intracorporeal Square knot) were registered.
results61 participants were recruited. The mean age was 31±5 years. 65% were surgical residents. 48% performed low complexity procedures. 52% had previous experience with simulation training. In Task 2, there was a 21% improvement in the final score obtained, as well as a significant decrease in time of 33%; in Task 3, there was an increase of 39% in the scoring and a decrease of 49% in the timing; and in Task 5, participants improved their technique a 30% and decreased the performance time a 47%. All the differences were statistically significant. DISCUSSION: Our data support T-ESTM as a reproducible and effective educational tool for remote MIS essential skills hands-on training. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: II.
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