In thyroid surgery training, simulation and virtual-reality training improved technical performance and task completion time, and simulators were rated as realistic¶

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Currency · newest study 2026 · checked against its sources 2026-10-31 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

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q3 i? In the review's simulation and VR group of studies, the one randomised trial (16 residents) found VR training shortened task completion time and raised OSATS scores compared with textbook learning, a simulation study with 96 junior residents found improved non-technical skills, and realism was rated high by expert evaluators validating a low-cost simulator and by residents rating a high-fidelity scenario. → Zhang Daqi 2026

Evidence¶

Zhang Daqi 2026¶

Zhang Daqi, Brucchi Francesco, Barbieri Diego, Kim Hoon Yub, Colombo Carla, Donatini Gianluca, Miccoli Paolo, Che-Wei Wu, Dionigi Gianlorenzo, Wan Lanlan (2026). Simulation unlocked: transforming thyroid surgery training through high-fidelity and curriculum-based innovation—a systematic review. Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00423-026-04013-6

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Systematic review of educational interventions in thyroid surgery (2011–2025), with narrative synthesis. The abstract says ten primary studies were included, but the Results section and Table 1 list nine. The abstract summarises that "Simulation and virtual-reality training improved technical performance, task completion time, and perceived realism". The evidence behind it is small: one RCT of 16 residents (VR group faster, 27.3 vs 35.3 min, and higher OSATS scores than textbook learning), a validation study in which 10 expert evaluators rated a low-cost simulator's realism 4.6/5, a technical feasibility study of an augmented-reality prototype, and a high-fidelity scenario in which 96 junior residents rated realism 4.3/5 and improved on non-technical skills (NOTSS, p < 0.01). Realism was thus a rating of the simulators, not a learning outcome.

"Simulation and virtual-reality training improved technical performance, task completion time, and perceived realism."

Discussion¶

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