Simulation-based training with the McGill Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Simulator improved operating-room GOALS-GH scores by a mean of 3.4 points in a randomised trial¶
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q3 i? Residents randomised to simulation-based training showed statistically significant improvement in GOALS-GH scores by a mean of 3.4 points at operating-room assessment, while the control group did not. → Pelly T. 2021
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Pelly T. 2021¶
Pelly T., Vance-Daniel J., Linder C. (2021). Characteristics of laparoscopic and open hernia repair simulation models: a systematic review. Hernia. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8251686/
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Randomised controlled trial in which 14 surgical residents were assigned to a simulation-based curriculum or control group and assessed with the GOALS-GH tool; the review reports "statistically significant improvement in GOALS-GH scores by a mean of 3.4 points". No effect size is printed.
"On operating room assessment after 15 days, the simulation-based group was found to have statistically significant improvement in GOALS-GH scores by a mean of 3.4 points, where the control group did not."
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Related Claims¶
- A simulation-based mastery-learning curriculum using the Guildford MATTU TEP model produced faster TEP repair, higher GOALS scores and fewer complications than standard apprenticeship training — related
- A moulded rubber TEP box trainer programme produced higher composite operative scores (P = 0.01) and suggested transfer of skills to real operations — related
- Open hernia repair simulation models lack evidence of educational impact, with fewer validity assessments than laparoscopic models — related
- The SAW model shows construct validity and good correlation (0.87) between simulated and operating-room laparoscopic ventral/incisional hernia repair performance — related
- A virtual reality open inguinal hernia model improved medical students' knowledge of the procedure but did not assess technical skill — related
- Simulation-based training translates laparoscopic surgical skills to the operating room — a broader claim this one bears on
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