title: The Relationship between Tests of Neurocognition and Performance on a Laparoscopic Simulator.
abstract: Objective. To estimate if there is a relationship between the results of tests of neurocognition and performance on a laparoscopic surgery simulator. Methods and Materials. Twenty participants with no prior laparoscopic experience had baseline cognitive tests administered (Trail Making Test, Part A and B (TMT-A and TMT-B), Grooved Peg Board Test, Symbol Digit Modalities Test, Symbol Digit Recall Test, and Stroop Interference Test), completed a demographic questionnaire, and then performed laparoscopy using a simulator. We correlated the results of cognitive tests with laparoscopic surgical performance. Results. One cognitive test sensitive to frontal lobe function, TMT-A, significantly correlated with laparoscopic surgical performance on the simulator (correlation coefficient of 0.534 with P < .05). However, the correlation between performance and other cognitive tests (TMT-B, Grooved Peg Board Test, Symbol Digit Modalities Test, Symbol Digit Recall Test, and Stroop Interference Test) was not statistically significant. Conclusion. Laparoscopic performance may be related to measures of frontal lobe function. Neurocognitive tests may predict motor skills abilities and performance on laparoscopic simulator.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maimonides Medical Center, 4802 Tenth avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219, USA.
authors.forename: Oumar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kuzbari
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authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Crystal
authors.forename: Pedram
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authors.lastname: Bral
authors.forename: Rima A A
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authors.forename: Amine
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authors.lastname: Khachani
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authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Aslam
authors.forename: Howard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Minkoff
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