The Educational Quality of Neurosurgical Resources on YouTube

Ward, Max; Ward, Brittany; Abraham, Mickey; Nicheporuck, Alexis; Elkattawy, Omar; Herschman, Yehuda; Mammis, Antonios; Liu, James K.; Paskhover, Boris

doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2019.06.184

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“…Although initially designed to evaluate written consumer health information, the DISCERN instrument has also been used to grade online videos based on critical assessments of their content. 18 , 28 , 29 An analysis of the top 160 videos on YouTube related to neurosurgery used the DISCERN instrument to evaluate each video and showed that videos that were created by physicians and academic institutions were of higher quality. 29 However, the DISCERN tool was specifically designed to assess resources for patients and the lay public, rather than operative videos to be watched by other surgeons.…”

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“…The same study of neurosurgical YouTube videos found that of the 24 operative videos that were identified, only 33% had auditory commentary, and only 25% provided educational learning points, thereby lessening their educational impact. The investigators called for clinicians and institutions to “hold themselves and each other to a higher standard of content creation.” 29 …”

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Neurosurgical Operative Videos: An Analysis of an Increasingly Popular Educational Resource

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Objective Surgical education has increasingly relied on electronic learning. In particular, online operative videos have become a core resource within neurosurgery. We analyze the forums for neurosurgical operative videos. Methods Operative videos from 5 sources were reviewed: 1) the NEUROSURGERY Journal YouTube channel; 2) the American Association of Neurological Surgeons Neurosurgery YouTube channel; 3) The Neurosurgical Atlas Operative Video Cases; 4) Operative Neurosurgery ; and 5) Neurosurgical Focus : Video . Title, year of publication, senior author, institution, country, and subspecialty were documented for each video. Results A total of 1233 videos showing 1247 surgeries were identified. Ten videos included >1 surgery; of those, there was a median of 2 surgeries (interquartile range, 2.0–2.5) per video. The most frequently represented subspecialties included vascular (48.3%), tumor (35.2%), and skull base surgery (27.5%), with almost 40% of videos showing >1 category. Videos were submitted by investigators from 28 countries, but 82.1% of the videos originated in the United States. Conclusions Neurosurgical operative videos have become increasingly common through a variety of online platforms. Future efforts may benefit from collecting videos from underrepresented regions and subspecialties, providing long-term follow-up data and showing techniques for managing complications.

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Neurosurgical Operative Videos: An Analysis of an Increasingly Popular Educational Resource

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“…), selected initial propositions based on personal experience, video guidelines of major journals, and a literature review. 3,5,10,[12][13][14][15][17][18][19][20][21][22][23] A Delphi questionnaire was created, and the propositions were reviewed online by the entire consensus committee in three rounds. Blinded feedback was shared among respondents between each round, and the respondents were able to suggest new propositions at the end of round 1.…”

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IVORY Guidelines (Instructional Videos in Otorhinolaryngology by YO‐IFOS): A Consensus on Surgical Videos in Ear, Nose, and Throat

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Objectives/Hypothesis: Otolaryngology instructional videos available online are often of poor quality. The objective of this article was to establish international consensus recommendations for the production of educational surgical videos in otolaryngology. Study Design: DELPHI survey. Methods: Twenty-seven international respondents participated in this study from 12 countries. Consensus was reached after three rounds of questionnaires following the Delphi methodology. The proposals having reached the 80% agreement threshold in the third round were retained. Results: The main recommendations are as follows: 1) Ethics: patients must be anonymized and unrecognizable (apart from plastic surgery if necessary). A signed authorization must be obtained if the person is recognizable. 2) Technical aspects: videos should be edited and in high-definition (HD) quality if possible. Narration or subtitles and didactic illustrations are recommended. 3) Case presentation: name of pathology and procedure must be specified; the case should be presented with relevant workup. 4) Surgery: surgical procedures should be divided into several distinct stages and include tips and pitfalls. Pathology should be shown if relevant. Key points should be detailed at the end of the procedure. 5) Organ-specific: type of approach and bilateral audiometry should be specified in otology. Coronal plane computed tomography scans should be shown in endonasal surgery. It is recommended to show pre-and postoperative videos in voice surgery and preoperative drawings and photos of scars in plastic surgery, as well as the ventilation method in airway surgery.

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“…), and scored out of a maximum of 14 points. 3,5,16,17 The ETS-score reflects the usefulness of the videos, with exceptional (12)(13)(14), useful (8)(9)(10)(11), moderately useful (4-7), and poor (0-3) score categories.…”

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“…[10][11][12] While recent studies have highlighted an increasing role of YouTube as an information source for patients, there has been no formal evaluation on the accuracy and completeness of information contained within YouTube videos on ETS. [13][14][15] Herein, this study aims to quantitatively evaluate the validity and usefulness of the information presented within YouTube videos regarding ETS. By evaluating the quality and accuracy of YouTube videos, patients may or may not be directed to its use as a potential source of information.…”

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Validity and Usefulness of YouTube Videos Related to Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery for Patient Information

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J Neurol Surg B Skull Base

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Objectives This article evaluates the completeness and accuracy of YouTube videos related to endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery (ETS) as a source for patient information. Design YouTube was searched using relevant terms pertaining to ETS. Videos were evaluated independently by two physician reviewers experienced in ETS. Video demographics including uploader source along with validity scores based on predetermined checklists were captured. Setting Internet. Participants Not applicable. Main Outcome Measures A novel ETS scoring checklist, the modified DISCERN criteria, and Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) benchmark score were used to measure completeness and accuracy of videos. video power index (VPI) was calculated to reflect popularity. Intraclass correlation coefficient was calculated for rater agreement. Results Seventy-nine videos were included in final scoring and analysis. The ETS score, DISCERN, JAMA, and mean VPI across all included videos were 5.0 ± 2.7, 2.4 ± 0.83, 2.19 ± 0.62, and 8.92 ± 18.1, respectively. Based on the ETS score checklist, 31 (39%) of the videos were rated as poor, 30 (38%) were moderately useful, 17 (22%) were useful, and 1 (1%) was exceptional. There was a significant positive correlation between the ETS, DISCERN, and JAMA scores (p < 0.001), but no correlation with VPI and the validity scores. There were no significant differences comparing validity scores based on the uploader source. Conclusion YouTube videos related to ETS have limited usefulness and poor overall validity for patient information. Clinicians should direct patients to other validated sources of information and aim to improve the comprehensiveness of ETS-related videos.

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The Educational Quality of Neurosurgical Resources on YouTube

Cited by 31 publications

References 6 publications

Neurosurgical Operative Videos: An Analysis of an Increasingly Popular Educational Resource

Neurosurgical Operative Videos: An Analysis of an Increasingly Popular Educational Resource

IVORY Guidelines (Instructional Videos in Otorhinolaryngology by YO‐IFOS): A Consensus on Surgical Videos in Ear, Nose, and Throat

Validity and Usefulness of YouTube Videos Related to Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery for Patient Information

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