Effectiveness of telesimulation for pediatric minimally invasive surgery essential skills training.
J Pediatr Surg
; 57(6): 1092-1098, 2022 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1665222
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
In 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.METHODS:
T-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.RESULTS:
61 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.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Laparoscopy
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Simulation Training
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Child
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Pediatr Surg
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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