Open AccessFace, content, construct validity and training effect of touch surgery™ as a surgical decision-making trainer for novices in open appendicectomy
Author(s) -
Chi Lap Nicholas Tsang,
Jerry Cao,
Kapil Sugand,
Jacqueline Chiu,
Franz Casper Pretorius
Publication year - 2020
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.2020.05.002
Subject(s) - trainer , construct validity , face validity , content validity , test (biology) , gold standard (test) , construct (python library) , medicine , intervention (counseling) , open surgery , laparoscopic surgery , medical education , physical therapy , surgery , psychology , laparoscopy , computer science , nursing , psychometrics , patient satisfaction , programming language , clinical psychology , paleontology , biology
Laparoscopic surgery has become the gold standard for many operations with significant benefits in morbidity and hospital recovery time. One such procedure is appendicectomy, which is overwhelmingly performed using the laparoscopic approach in the modern era. This has also meant that the number of cases involving traditional open appendicectomy has declined despite surgeons being expected to be able to convert to the open technique if required. One method to rehearse for theatre is the use of software applications. This paper investigates the validity of Touch Surgery™ as an education tool for surgical decision-making for novices, as well as its training effect in open appendicectomy.