Open AccessStudy protocol for a randomized controlled trial on a multimodal training curriculum for laparoscopic cholecystectomy - LapTrain
Author(s) -
Mirco Friedrich,
KarlFriedrich Kowalewski,
Tanja Proctor,
Carly R. Garrow,
Anas Amin Preukschas,
Hannes Kenngott,
Lars Fischer,
Beat P. MüllerStich,
Felix Nickel
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of surgery protocols
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.291
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 2468-3574
DOI - 10.1016/j.isjp.2017.07.002
Subject(s) - psychomotor learning , curriculum , modalities , medicine , medical education , protocol (science) , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , training (meteorology) , randomized controlled trial , modality (human–computer interaction) , virtual reality , laparoscopic surgery , intervention (counseling) , competence (human resources) , medical physics , laparoscopy , psychology , surgery , computer science , nursing , human–computer interaction , alternative medicine , social psychology , pedagogy , social science , physics , cognition , pathology , psychiatry , sociology , meteorology
Although minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has replaced many open procedures in visceral surgery, technical and psychomotor obstacles remain a constant challenge for surgeons and trainees. However, there are various training curricula enabling surgeons to acquire the visuospatial and psychomotor abilities additionally required when performing MIS. Currently accepted training modalities include box-trainers, organ and animal models as well as completely simulated training environments, realized in virtual reality (VR) trainers. All of these methods facilitate an adequate training prior to patient contact, so patient safety can benefit as well. This study aims to evaluate the benefit of a structured multi-modality laparoscopy training curriculum.