Development of a Novel iPad-Based Laparoscopic Trainer and Comparison With a Standard Laparoscopic Trainer for Basic Laparoscopic Skills Testing

Yoon, Renai; Junco, Michael del; Kaplan, Adam; Okhunov, Zhamshid; Bucur, Philip; Hofmann, Martin R.; Alipanah, Reza; McDougall, Elspeth M.; Landman, Jaime

doi:10.1016/j.jsurg.2014.06.011

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“…A well-accepted alternative for practice and maintaining laparoscopic psychomotor skills are laparoscopic trainers and simulators. 4-6 These devices consist of simulating equipment where the laparoscopic training can be performed without risk of injury to human beings. These training systems are classified as physical trainers, virtual reality simulators, and, a third class, the hybrid trainers.…”

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Development of a Laparoscopic Box Trainer Based on Open Source Hardware and Artificial Intelligence for Objective Assessment of Surgical Psychomotor Skills

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Development of a Laparoscopic Box Trainer Based on Open Source Hardware and Artificial Intelligence for Objective Assessment of Surgical Psychomotor Skills

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“…Many articles omitted cost estimates, so there is difficulty in making a true cost comparison between commercial and non-commercial simulators available. Although there is an overlap in the price range, non-commercial models appear to be able to achieve a lower cost than commercial ones, with the lowest reported figure being $5 (£3) compared to $100 (£60) for a commercial model [37, 53]. This difference could be due to commercial models factoring in a profit margin and assembly fee in addition to the value of the raw materials.…”

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A systematic review of low-cost laparoscopic simulators

George

2016

Surg Endosc

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BackgroundOpportunities for surgical skills practice using high-fidelity simulation in the workplace are limited due to cost, time and geographical constraints, and accessibility to junior trainees. An alternative is needed to practise laparoscopic skills at home. Our objective was to undertake a systematic review of low-cost laparoscopic simulators.MethodA systematic review was undertaken according to PRISMA guidelines. MEDLINE/EMBASE was searched for articles between 1990 and 2014. We included articles describing portable and low-cost laparoscopic simulators that were ready-made or suitable for assembly; articles not in English, with inadequate descriptions of the simulator, and costs >£1500 were excluded. Validation, equipment needed, cost, and ease of assembly were examined.ResultsSeventy-three unique simulators were identified (60 non-commercial, 13 commercial); 55 % (33) of non-commercial trainers were subject to at least one type of validation compared with 92 % (12) of commercial trainers. Commercial simulators had better face validation compared with non-commercial. The cost ranged from £3 to £216 for non-commercial and £60 to £1007 for commercial simulators. Key components of simulator construction were identified as abdominal cavity and wall, port site, light source, visualisation, and camera monitor. Laptop computers were prerequisite where direct vision was not used. Non-commercial models commonly utilised retail off-the-shelf components, which allowed reduction in costs and greater ease of construction.ConclusionThe models described provide simple and affordable options for self-assembly, although a significant proportion have not been subject to any validation. Portable simulators may be the most equitable solution to allow regular basic skills practice (e.g. suturing, knot-tying) for junior surgical trainees.

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“…The training of the surgeon in video-surgery requires the acquisition of skills such as adaptation to simpler open models 21 . There are publications of models similar to the one developed in this work, which use a smartphone as image source, but using another box format and made with other materials 3,18,22 Objetivo: desenvolver modelo de treinamento em vídeo-cirurgia, de baixo custo e que utiliza smartphone como fonte geradora de imagem.…”

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Development of a laparoscopic training model using a smartphone

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Rev. Col. Bras. Cir.

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Objective: to develop a model of training in video-surgery, of low cost and that uses a smartphone as an image-generating source. Methods: We developed a 38cm high, 40cm wide, 40cm long hexagonal-shaped training box, with a front opening of 12x8 cm for coupling the smartphone. The internal illumination is made with LED lamps and for the support of the smartphone, we used a selfie stick, fixed in the upper part of the box, that allows control of height, distance, angulation, and the coupling of devices with different formats. We selected 20 undergraduate students without previous training in video-surgery, who performed four exercises in the box, with assessment of the time and amount of errors in the execution of the tasks. Each student completed the training for three consecutive weeks. We collected the data in spreadsheets for later analysis. Results: Nineteen students completed the training program, with significant improvement in the times and in the number of errors. Conclusion: the developed model was feasible and promoted the acquisition of skills in this group of students. In addition, it presents low cost, is portable and uses common equipment, such as smartphones.

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Development of a Novel iPad-Based Laparoscopic Trainer and Comparison With a Standard Laparoscopic Trainer for Basic Laparoscopic Skills Testing

Cited by 17 publications

References 21 publications

Development of a Laparoscopic Box Trainer Based on Open Source Hardware and Artificial Intelligence for Objective Assessment of Surgical Psychomotor Skills

Development of a Laparoscopic Box Trainer Based on Open Source Hardware and Artificial Intelligence for Objective Assessment of Surgical Psychomotor Skills

A systematic review of low-cost laparoscopic simulators

Development of a laparoscopic training model using a smartphone

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