Training in Basic Laparoscopic Surgical Skills: Residents Opinion of the New Nintendo Wii-U Laparoscopic Simulator.
J Surg Educ
; 74(2): 352-359, 2017.
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| ID: mdl-27789193
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Serious games are new in the field of laparoscopic surgical training. We evaluate the residents׳ opinion of a new laparoscopic simulator for the Nintendo Wii-U platform.DESIGN:
Prospective questionnaire study. Participants received a standardized introduction and completed level 3 and 4 of the game "Underground." They filled out a questionnaire concerning demographics and their opinion on realism, usefulness, suitability, haptic feedback, and home training-use of the game.SETTING:
Two tertiary teaching hospitals.PARTICIPANTS:
Obstetrics and gynaecology residents postgraduate year 1 to 6 (n = 59) from several European countries.RESULTS:
Subjects (n = 59) were divided into 2 groups based on laparoscopic experience Group A (n = 38) and Group B (n = 21). The realism of different aspects of the game received mean scores around 3 on a 5-point Likert scale. The hand-eye coordination was regarded most useful for training with a mean of 3.92 (standard deviation 0.93) and the game was considered most suitable for residents in the first part of their postgraduate training with a mean of 3.73 (standard deviation 0.97). Both groups differed especially concerning their opinion of the usefulness of the game as a training tool.CONCLUSIONS:
Most residents liked the new serious game for the Nintendo Wii-U. The usefulness and suitability as a laparoscopic training tool were rated at an acceptable to high level. However, the game does require improvements such as inclusion of a good scoring system before it can be integrated in resident training curricula.Key words
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Computer Simulation
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Clinical Competence
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Laparoscopy
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Simulation Training
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Internship and Residency
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Year:
2017
Type:
Article