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Skills Acquired on Virtual Reality Laparoscopic Simulators Transfer into the Operating Room in a Blinded, Randomised, Controlled Trial
P.H. Cosman, T.J. Hugh, C.J. Shearer, N.D. Merrett, A.V. Biankin, J.A. Cartmill
76 - 81
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume 125: Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 15
Abstract

Virtual reality surgical simulators have proven value in the acquisition and assessment of laparoscopic skills. In this study, we investigated skill transfer from a virtual reality laparoscopic simulator into the operating room, using a blinded, randomised, controlled trial design. Surgical trainees using the LapSim System performed significantly better at their first real-world attempt at a laparoscopic task than their colleagues who had not received similar training, as measured independently by a number of expert surgical observers using four criteria.

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