Does playing video games provide a benefit for acquiring laparoscopic surgical skills? | Zendy

S. Emmanuel | Zendy; Sarit Badiani | Zendy; Jashen Ann V. Wong | Zendy; Helen Willcock | Zendy; Brooks D. Cash | Zendy; Reginald V. Lord | Zendy

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Does playing video games provide a benefit for acquiring laparoscopic surgical skills?

Author(s) -

S. Emmanuel,

Sarit Badiani,

Jashen Ann V. Wong,

Helen Willcock,

Brooks D. Cash,

Reginald V. Lord

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

british journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.202

H-Index - 201

eISSN - 1365-2168

pISSN - 0007-1323

DOI - 10.1093/bjs/znaa060

Subject(s) - medicine , task (project management) , video game , significant difference , dreyfus model of skill acquisition , video recording , medical education , multimedia , management , computer science , economics , economic growth

This study assessed whether playing video games enhanced laparoscopic skill acquisition for preclinical medical students with no past surgical exposure. By the second attempt on a peg transfer task, there was no significant difference in timing between the two groups, indicating that video games did not confer a skill acquisition benefit in the gamer group.

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