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Training in minimally invasive surgery: An Asian perspective
Author(s) -
Lomanto D,
Lawenko MM,
LopezGutierrez J
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
asian journal of endoscopic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1758-5910
pISSN - 1758-5902
DOI - 10.1111/j.1758-5910.2009.00014.x
Subject(s) - invasive surgery , trainer , medicine , virtual reality , perspective (graphical) , curriculum , minimally invasive procedures , medical education , medical physics , surgery , computer science , human–computer interaction , artificial intelligence , psychology , pedagogy , programming language
Minimally invasive surgery, which requires a different approach than used in the past, has created a revolution not only in surgical practice but also in surgical education. To overcome the challenges and difficulties of minimally invasive surgery, training needs to be done outside the operating room and away from the patient. New educational tools have emerged in the form of surgical simulators, including trainer boxes, virtual reality simulators and hybrid simulators. Many studies have confirmed the effectiveness of both box trainers and virtual reality simulators for surgical education. The integration of simulators into a structured laparoscopic skills curriculum creates an ideal training ground for acquiring the necessary skills for minimally invasive surgery. It has also been proven that this training model is effective for transferring acquired skills into the clinical setting.