Virtual reality training reduces time to completion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy tasks compared with no additional training¶

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Evidence · 1 study · quant-synthesis r3 · q3
Currency · newest study 2022 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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q3 i? Meta-analysis of eight RCTs found time to completion of task significantly shorter after VR training than after no additional training (MD −8.35 min, P < 0.001), with substantial heterogeneity (I2 = 52 per cent). → Humm Gemma; Mohan Helen Peter; Fleming Christina; Harries Rhiannon; Wood Christopher; Dawas Khaled; Stoyanov Danail; Lovat Laurence B 2022

Evidence¶

Humm Gemma; Mohan Helen Peter; Fleming Christina; Harries Rhiannon; Wood Christopher; Dawas Khaled; Stoyanov Danail; Lovat Laurence B 2022¶

Humm Gemma; Mohan Helen Peter; Fleming Christina; Harries Rhiannon; Wood Christopher; Dawas Khaled; Stoyanov Danail; Lovat Laurence B. (2022). The impact of virtual reality simulation training on operative performance in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. BJS Open. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsopen/zrac086

q3 · i? · quant-synthesis · r3

Meta-analysis of eight RCTs comparing VR training with no additional training on time to completion of task, 115 participants randomized to VRT and 102 to NAT, random-effects model, "MD=−8.35 min, 95 per cent c.i. 13.10 to 3.60, P = <0.001". No effect size printed.

"In a meta-analysis of eight studies8,33,37–39,42,44,50, 115 participants were randomized to VR training and 102 to NAT. Statistical heterogeneity was substantial (I2 = 52%). Using a random-effects model, the combined weighted effect favoured VRT (MD=−8.35 min, 95 per cent c.i. 13.10 to 3.60, P = <0.001)"

Discussion¶

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