Three of four studies demonstrated transfer of surgical skills from robotic VR simulators to the operating room measured by time and technical surgical performance¶
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q2 i? Across five heterogeneous skill-transfer studies, three of four demonstrated transfer with regard to surgical technical performance and time, while the only study assessing patient-related outcomes did not show transfer. → Schmidt MW 2021
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Schmidt MW 2021¶
Schmidt MW, Köppinger KF, Fan C, Kowalewski K-F, Schmidt LP, Vey J, Proctor T, Probst P, Bintintan VV, Müller-Stich B-P, Nickel F. (2021). Virtual reality simulation in robot-assisted surgery: meta-analysis of skill transfer and predictability of skill. BJS Open. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsopen/zraa066
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Summary of five skill-transfer studies (113 participants) with heterogeneous designs (RCT, NRCT, non-controlled pretest/post-test) assessing technical performance, time, operative outcomes and patient-related outcomes. The review reports "Three of four studies showed skill transfer with regard to surgical technical performance and time".
"Three of four studies showed skill transfer with regard to surgical technical performance and time. One of two studies indicated skill transfer for operative outcome parameters, and the only study assessing patient-related outcomes did not show skill transfer."
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Related Claims¶
- All four meta-analyzed studies reported positive effects of simulator training on novice performance, in CRL and FL measurement regardless of simulator model — related
- Evidence for transfer of simulation training to operating-room outcomes was sparse in neuro-oncological simulation research — related
- Evidence on transfer to clinical behavior and patient outcomes is scarce: only 2 studies reached Kirkpatrick level 3 and 1 reached level 4 — related
- In 82% of studies on transferability, simulation performance was correlated with better operating room performance — related
- No evidence currently supports transfer of simulator-based VRS training to the operating room — reports the opposite
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