As life expectancy increases so will the number of elderly people with correctable diseases. Laparoscopic surgery appears ideal choice with shorter hospitalization and faster recovery. Age older than 70 years is an independent predictor of increased postoperative complications, in- hospital mortality and length of hospital stay. Therefore, surgical interventions in elderly patients are associated with […]
AimsAssessing surgical technical skills (TS) in a structured manner is a topical issue in the current surgical environment. To date there has been no attempt to comprehensively assess both generic and operation specific TS in live advanced laparoscopic colorectal surgery, in this study we aim to develop and validate a new tool which can assesses […]
AimsAppraisal and self-appraisal are important elements of continual professional development and competency. Surgery being a dynamic technical speciality an assessment of technical skills would be beneficial to this process. In this study we have assessed the reliability of self-appraisal of technical skills in three groups of trainees. MethodsA routine laparoscopic operation was chosen, laparoscopic cholecystectomy. […]
AimsAssessing and appraising laparoscopic technical skills is a topical issue. To date there has been little attempt to comprehensively assess both human or computer based assessment tools after repetition of a task/procedure. In this study we aim to compare these different assessment tools in repeated simulated laparoscopic cholecystectomy. MethodsThree groups of trainees were prospectively recruited: […]
AimsThere has been an increase number of virtual reality simulators available, aiming to improve the training of surgeons. However the type of technical skills assessment tool which can reliably assess trainees of varying experience has not been evaluated. In this study we compare computer and human assessment tools of specific technical skills. MethodsComplete laparoscopic cholecystectomies […]