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Effect of Continuous Box-trainer Training on Laparoscopic Skills of Surgical Residents: A Prospective, Observational Study.
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- Surgical skills assessment on a vaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (vNOTES) simulation box compared to a conventional endoscopic simulation box; the SAVE trial.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Evaluation of a progressive laparoscopic training program for clinical professional master's degree residents in china: skill improvement and educational implications.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Artificial intelligence-enhanced navigation for nerve recognition and surgical education in laparoscopic colorectal surgery.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Transfer of Laparoscopic Skills From Box Trainer Simulation to Real Life: A Bi-Center Study in Pakistan.Advances in medical education and practice · 2025Article
- A structured curriculum for the acquisition of basic surgical endoscopic skills for surgical residents and quantification of skills improvement.Surgery open science · 2024Article
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Abstract
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aimAs opportunities for hands-on surgical training during residency have decreased, off-the-job training before surgery is gaining importance. We developed a training program using a box-trainer for surgical residents. This study aimed to verify the effectiveness of the program. Using task-achievement time, we demonstrated the learning curve through continuous task training and verified the efficiency of our training tasks. In addition, we examined the circularity of the cut circle to evaluate the task accuracy and summarized the questionnaire results. PATIENTS AND
methodsA prospective, observational study was conducted at a single center with five trainees from April 2019 to March 2020. The training consisted of four tasks based on the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery module. The trainees had to achieve expert proficiency time targets. The task-achievement time and circularity of the cut circle were used for objective assessment; subjective evaluation was done using a questionnaire.
resultsAlthough the learning curves of the task-achievement time seemed to reach a plateau between the third and the fifth skills lab, all the trainees achieved expert proficiency times for the three tasks. Circularity of the cut circle tended to be more accurate after training. All trainees perceived an improvement in their skills after the training program. The level of satisfaction of the training program was rated as 'very satisfied' or 'satisfied'.
conclusionContinuous box-trainer training for 1 year may be effective for improvement in preoperative laparoscopic surgical skills of surgical residents.
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