A comparative study of skills in virtual laparoscopy and endoscopy

Abstract

Both simulators can distinguish between experienced and inexperienced subjects. Observed skills in simulated laparoscopy correlate with skills in simulated flexible endoscopy. This finding may have an impact on the design of training programs involving both procedures.

Objective assessment of visuospatial and psychomotor ability and flow of residents and senior endoscopists in simulated gastroscopy

“…Our study, like many others [1,6,7,12,14], has demonstrated that the endoscopic simulator can distin- guish between intermediately experienced and experienced endoscopists. Since well-designed prospective randomized studies have shown that simulators also improve the performance of residents in the operating room [10,16] as well as the endoscopy room [15], the question is not if but, rather, when simulators should be introduced into medical training.…”

Consensus guidelines for validation of virtual reality surgical simulators

“…In contrast, there is scant evidence to support the validity of GIMentor Colonoscopy (Table 4a) [28][29][30][31], with contrast validation shown for unspecified cases (end points: adverse events, insertion time, and identification of pathology). This situation is reversed for the gastroscopy simulations, with GIMentor having a level 2 recommendation for cases 1, 3, and 5 (end points: time, percentage of mucosa seen, and identification of pathology; Table 4b) [29][30][31][32][33][34]. The Accutouch Upper GI and ERCP simulations have very little published information available, with early face validation studies indicating poor validity for endoscopic appearance (Table 3b).…”

Global Assessment of Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Skills (GAGES): a valid measurement tool for technical skills in flexible endoscopy

“…Several flexible endoscopy simulation models are available, each equipped with its own set of metrics. Many of them have been subjected to various validation processes, but there is a need to demonstrate transfer of simulator skills to the endoscopy suite [11,[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29].…”