Validation Study of a Portable Home Trainer Using a Pad for Laparoscopic Practice

The aim of this study was to describe and validate a homemade laparoscopic trainer. The abdominal cavity is simulated within a 3-mm-thick stainless steel model. Thirty-four participants were evaluated in a pilot study to validate our model. Participants were divided into experts (n = 19) and novices...

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Published in:Surgical innovation 2017-06, Vol.24 (3), p.284-288
Main Authors: Sleiman, Zaki, Atallah, Elie, Rassi, Elie, Sarkis, Riad, Khazzaka, Aline
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdominal Cavity - surgery
Clinical Competence
Education, Medical, Continuing - methods
Education, Medical, Continuing - standards
Equipment Design
Humans
Laparoscopy - education
Laparoscopy - standards
Models, Biological
Pilot Projects
Psychomotor Performance
Reproducibility of Results
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Summary:The aim of this study was to describe and validate a homemade laparoscopic trainer. The abdominal cavity is simulated within a 3-mm-thick stainless steel model. Thirty-four participants were evaluated in a pilot study to validate our model. Participants were divided into experts (n = 19) and novices (n = 15) to perform basic and complex laparoscopic skills. The comparison between the homemade trainer (HT) and the standard laparoscopic trainer showed no significant differences for the 2 tasks performed for each group ( P > .05). The experts' performance of the 2 tasks was statistically different from the novices ( P < .05) on both trainers. Both experts (84%) and novices (87%) approved the HT as an effective home trainer. Our HT seems to fulfill the conditions of performing the basic and complex laparoscopic psychomotor skills at a low cost and similar efficiency.
ISSN:1553-3506
1553-3514
DOI:10.1177/1553350617692481