AR training accelerates learning curves, with gains retained when AR is removed¶
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Evidence · 1 study (3 entries) · reviewr2–r3·q2–q3
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person
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q2 i? Localization improvement was retained in a final test without AR assistance (AR group 2.1 mm vs control 5.9 mm, P<.001), which the review reads as durable skill acquisition rather than scaffolding alone. → El Ashry M 2026
q3 i? Only the video-plus-AR cohort achieved a statistically significant improvement in aneurysm occlusion rate between first and final sessions (67% to 93%, P=.05). → El Ashry M 2026 (2)
q3 i? The AR telestration group maintained consistently higher GOALS and OSATS scores from the first of 10 cholecystectomy sessions onwards, with the performance gap not narrowing over time. → El Ashry M 2026 (3)
Evidence¶
El Ashry M 2026¶
El Ashry M, El Ashry A, Khalique H, Abdalle Y, Yeung T. (2026). Augmented Reality in Surgical Training: Systematic Review of Its Impact on Technical Performance in Surgical Trainees. JMIR Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.2196/71572
q2 · i? · review · r2
Prospective cohort (n=8 neurosurgery residents) with successive AR test blocks; the review reports the unassisted final-test contrast of 2.1 mm versus 5.9 mm (P<.001) as evidence of retention.
"Crucially, this improvement was retained in the final test conducted without any AR assistance (AR group: 2.1 mm vs control: 5.9 mm; P<.001), confirming durable skill acquisition rather than performance scaffolding alone."
El Ashry M 2026 (2)¶
El Ashry M, El Ashry A, Khalique H, Abdalle Y, Yeung T. (2026). Augmented Reality in Surgical Training: Systematic Review of Its Impact on Technical Performance in Surgical Trainees. JMIR Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.2196/71572
q3 · i? · review · r3
Three-arm RCT (n=9 neurosurgery residents) comparing HoloLens 1 holographic clipping simulation, video review only, and no interim training on perfused phantoms; the review reports the 67% to 93% occlusion improvement (P=.05) in the video-plus-AR cohort only.
"Dodier et al [11] found that only the video-plus-AR cohort achieved a statistically significant improvement in aneurysm occlusion rate between the first and final sessions (67% to 93%; P=.05), demonstrating that AR adds value beyond video review alone for complex microsurgical skill acquisition."
El Ashry M 2026 (3)¶
El Ashry M, El Ashry A, Khalique H, Abdalle Y, Yeung T. (2026). Augmented Reality in Surgical Training: Systematic Review of Its Impact on Technical Performance in Surgical Trainees. JMIR Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.2196/71572
q3 · i? · review · r3
Parallel RCT (n=40 medical students) tracked across 10 ex vivo cholecystectomy sessions; the review reports the AR group maintained higher GOALS/OSATS throughout with no narrowing of the gap.
"Cizmic et al [3] provided longitudinal evidence across 10 cholecystectomy sessions, demonstrating that the AR telestration group maintained consistently higher GOALS (Global Operative Assessment of Laparoscopic Skills) and OSATS (Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills) scores from the first session onwards, with the performance gap not narrowing over time."
Discussion¶
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