Abstract
Background
This prospective study investigated the effect of preconditioning in laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) and appendectomy (LA) based on pre- and postoperative virtual reality laparoscopy (VRL) performances, with specific regard to the impact of different motor skills, types of surgery and levels of experience.
Study design
Forty laparoscopic procedures (28 LC and 12 LA) were performed by 13 residents in the operating room. Participants completed a defined set of tasks on the VRL simulator directly prior to and after the operation: one preparational task (PT), a virtual procedural task with emphasis on fine preparation (VPT) and a navigational manoeuvre for instrument coordination (ICT). VRL performances were evaluated based on the assessed items of the simulator.
Results
Overall analysis of the surgeons’ performance demonstrated better postoperative results for PT and VPT in 28 and 26 cases (p = 0.001 and p = 0.034), respectively. No significant difference was found for ICT (p = 0.638). Less-experienced residents had better postoperative results for PT and VPT (p = 0.009 and p = 0.041), whereas more-experienced surgeons had better postoperative results for PT only (p = 0.030). LC resulted in better postoperative performance for PT (p = 0.007). LA improved performance for PT and VPT (p = 0.034 and p = 0.006, respectively). Comparisons of surgeon’s experience demonstrated a significant advantage for more-experienced surgeons in ICT (p = 0.033), while type of surgery showed an advantage for LA in VPT (p = 0.022).
Conclusion
There is a preconditioning effect in laparoscopic surgery. The differing results related to LC and LA and the experience levels of surgeons suggest that differentiated warm-up strategies are required.
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Abbreviations
- LC:
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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
- LA:
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Laparoscopic appendectomy
- VRL:
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Virtual reality laparoscopy
- ICT:
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Instrument coordination
- PT:
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Preparation task
- VPT:
-
Virtual procedural task
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Financial support for the simulator was provided by the medical education project “MAICUM” from the Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz. Financial support for the laparoscopic equipment was provided by the German Research Foundation (DFG: INST 371/8-1 FUGG; 573323).
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Paschold, M., Huber, T., Kauff, D.W. et al. Preconditioning in laparoscopic surgery—results of a virtual reality pilot study. Langenbecks Arch Surg 399, 889–895 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00423-014-1224-4
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