Schijven M, Jakimowic J

Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

More and more, it is being recognized that laparoscopic surgery poses specific strains on the surgical novice. Skills that can not easily be acquired, since extrapolation from open surgery is not an issue, as these are specific psychomotor skills. Furthermore, limited teaching time in the strict surgical trainings curricula stress the opportunity to acquire such skill. Two surgical simulation platforms, the Advanced Dundee Psychomotor Tester and the Xitact LS500 are objects of study in our hospital for the training and objective assessment of laparoscopic task performance. Multiple validation studies, at our centre and others, are ongoing. Face- construct and content validity of the two systems under study have been established in our skills laboratory. This article provides enlightens the most important findings of our studies using simulative surgical laparoscopic technology so far.

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