Body donor models are perceived by postgraduate trainees as authentic and of high educational value for laparoscopic training¶
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Evidence · 1 study · reviewr3·q2
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person
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q2 i? Across the review's included studies, trainees rated body donor models highly for authenticity and educational value in laparoscopic training. → Pinar Sedat Alp 2025
Evidence¶
Pinar Sedat Alp 2025¶
Pinar Sedat Alp, Morrow Joseph J., Kong Chia Yew. (2025). A systematic review of the use of human body donor models for postgraduate laparoscopic surgical training. Anatomical Science International. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12565-025-00872-z
q2 · i? · review · r3
Narrative synthesis of questionnaire studies in the review; this entry reports the Giger et al. satisfaction data as the review presents it, with mean satisfaction scores of "4.0. for colorectal, 4.2 for hernia, 5.0 for bariatric, and 4.1 for vascular surgery". No effect sizes are printed.
"Giger et al. (2008) assessed TEBDs for their use in laparoscopic bariatric, vascular, hernia, and colorectal surgery training revealed mean satisfaction scores of 4.0. for colorectal, 4.2 for hernia, 5.0 for bariatric, and 4.1 for vascular surgery."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Trainees rated fresh-frozen body donors significantly superior to live porcine models for port placement and anatomy realism, while rating the porcine model better on tissue quality, air leak and odour — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- High authenticity simulations show higher effects than low authenticity simulations — a broader claim this one bears on
- N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone-embalmed donors showed significantly greater abdominal response to CO2 insufflation than formalin-embalmed donors, suggesting better suitability for laparoscopic simulation — related
- Soft-embalmed body donor models remain usable over prolonged sequential use without perceived tissue deterioration — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
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