A virtual reality open inguinal hernia model improved medical students' knowledge of the procedure but did not assess technical skill¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2021 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Medical students taught with the VR inguinal model showed improved knowledge of the procedure compared to a control group. → Pelly T. 2021

Evidence¶

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/

q2 · i? · causal · r?

Educational trial of a virtual reality model of the inguinal region for learning the Lichtenstein open mesh repair technique, assessing 56 medical students; the review reports "improved knowledge of the procedure when compared to the control group". No effect size is printed.

"In an assessment of 56 medical students, students with teaching involving the model showed improved knowledge of the procedure when compared to the control group."

Discussion¶

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