Gender Comparison of Medical Student Microsurgical Skills in a Laboratory Model

Sudario-Lumague, Rowena; Chiang, Yuan‐Cheng; Lin, Tsan-Shiun

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1626694

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“…Chiu et al found that women performed better on a virtual simulator [ 34 ]. In another study addressing the gender-dependent performance of microsurgical skills, no difference was registered between women and men [ 35 ]. In view of the fact that only 29% of our participants were women, the comparison is not meaningful.…”

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Impact of Acoustic and Interactive Disruptive Factors during Robot-Assisted Surgery—A Virtual Surgical Training Model

Krüger

Ackermann

Bauerschlag

et al. 2020

Sensors

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The use of virtual reality trainers for teaching minimally invasive surgical techniques has been established for a long time in conventional laparoscopy as well as robotic surgery. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of reproducible disruptive factors on the surgeon’s work. In a cross-sectional investigation, surgeons were tested with regard to the impact of different disruptive factors when doing exercises on a robotic-surgery simulator (Mimic Flex VRTM). Additionally, we collected data about the participants’ professional experience, gender, age, expertise in playing an instrument, and expertise in playing video games. The data were collected during DRUS 2019 (Symposium of the German Society for Robot-assisted Urology). Forty-two surgeons attending DRUS 2019 were asked to participate in a virtual robotic stress training unit. The surgeons worked in various specialties (visceral surgery, gynecology, and urology) and had different levels of expertise. The time taken to complete the exercise (TTCE), the final score (FSC), and blood loss (BL) were measured. In the basic exercise with an interactive disruption, TTCE was significantly longer (p < 0.01) and FSC significantly lower (p < 0.05). No significant difference in TTCE, FSC, or BL was noted in the advanced exercise with acoustic disruption. Performance during disruption was not dependent on the level of surgical experience, gender, age, expertise in playing an instrument, or playing video games. A positive correlation was registered between self-estimation and surgical experience. Interactive disruptions have a greater impact on the performance of a surgeon than acoustic ones. Disruption affects the performance of experienced as well as inexperienced surgeons. Disruption in daily surgery should be evaluated and minimized in the interest of the patient’s safety.

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Impact of Acoustic and Interactive Disruptive Factors during Robot-Assisted Surgery—A Virtual Surgical Training Model

Krüger

Ackermann

Bauerschlag

et al. 2020

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“…In fact, our study population consisted of residents who are motivated to learn and practice new skills. These were not simply medical students [23], volunteers or paid [14], like in the Schijven et al study [24], who showed that among four improvement profiles, innate aptitudes could be more or less well applied to the acquisition of skills, including a group who did not improve. In the literature on VR arthroscopy, several profiles of innate aptitude have been described, in particular two extreme groups: those who are very good as they have scores greatly above average, making up 7% [25] to 17% of the sample [24], and those who are very bad as they have scores clearly below the average, making up 12% [25] to 20% of the sample [24].…”

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Virtual reality simulator improves the acquisition of basic arthroscopy skills in first-year orthopedic surgery residents

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Thomazeau

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Orthopaedics & Traumatology: Surgery & Research

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“…The microsurgical skills of male and female medical students are similar. Thus, regardless of gender, equal opportunities in the eventual pursuit of the surgical specialties should be available (7) .…”

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Women Physicians in Academic Medicine of Japan

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Fujimoto

Sawada

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Positive action"Positive provision of opportunities for either women or men within necessary limits to redress gender disparities in terms of formation of a society where both women and men shall be given equal opportunities to participate voluntarily in activities in all fields as equal partners in society" (Article 2, The Basic Act for a Gender Equal Society) ■ Target of "30% by 2020"With the aim of achieving the target of "increasing the share of women in leadership positions to at least 30% by 2020 in all fields of society" ("the target of 30%" set in 2003), numerical targets for women's participation were set in the Third Basic Plan for Gender Equality for a wide range of fields, including politics, national and local governments, private sector, education and research. The Fourth Basic Plan shows the highly ambitious targets that could be achieved if all-out efforts are made in each field for the expansion of women's social participation. The plan also includes a target regarding the layer of women in previous stage who will assume leadership positions in the future.

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Gender Comparison of Medical Student Microsurgical Skills in a Laboratory Model

Abstract: This study shows that microsurgical skills of male and female medical students are similar. Equal opportunities in the eventual pursuit of the surgical specialties should be available regardless of gender.

Cited by 11 publications

References 15 publications

Impact of Acoustic and Interactive Disruptive Factors during Robot-Assisted Surgery—A Virtual Surgical Training Model

Impact of Acoustic and Interactive Disruptive Factors during Robot-Assisted Surgery—A Virtual Surgical Training Model

Virtual reality simulator improves the acquisition of basic arthroscopy skills in first-year orthopedic surgery residents

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