USING VIBRATION TO PROVIDE FORCE INFORMATION DURING SURGERYBell, A., *Schwaitzberg, S.D., Cao, C.G.L., Tufts University, Cambridge Health Alliance Laparoscopic surgeons receive distorted force feedback during tissue manipulation. Research shows that sensory augmentation using vibrotactile stimulation with amplitude modulation enhances performance in tissue differentiation tasks. It was hypothesized that the capacity of information transmission through vibration […]
Introduction: Despite a recent increase in endoscopic surgery requirements for graduate surgical trainees by the Residency Review Committee for Surgery (RRC-S), there is still a question of competence: is the endoscopic volume achieved by surgical trainees sufficient for the procedural competence needed by practicing surgeons in academic centers and community hospitals? Prospective monitoring of trainee […]
Objective: General surgery trainees perceptions regarding their own laparoscopic training remains poorly defined. The objective of this survey was to identify and evaluate learner experiences with laparoscopic procedures in general surgical programs on a national level. Methods: 284 residents were identified and contacted at English speaking general surgery programs across Canada. Each was asked to […]
Introduction: The objective of this study is to evaluate the accuracy of pre-operative colonoscopic localization of colonic lesions. Localization of the colonic lesion plays a key role in determining the type of operation a patient may require. Inaccurate localization may result in removal of the wrong segment of colon and/or a change in the operation […]
Introduction: It is a proven fact that the bariatric surgery is effective in the treatment of morbid obesity and as a consequence results in the improvement/resolution of obesity associated comorbidites. Yet health insurers have stringent guidelines for indication of bariatric surgery which includes multidisciplinary evaluation with different time lengths of mandatory medically supervised weight loss […]