Validation Study of a Portable Home Trainer Using a Pad for Laparoscopic Practice.
The aim of this study was to describe and validate a homemade laparoscopic trainer. The abdominal cavity is simulated within a 3-mm-thick stainless steel model. Thirty-four participants were evaluated in a pilot study to validate our model. Participants were divided into experts (n = 19) and novices (n = 15) to perform basic and complex laparoscopic skills. The comparison between the homemade trainer (HT) and the standard laparoscopic trainer showed no significant differences for the 2 tasks performed for each group ( P > .05). The experts' performance of the 2 tasks was statistically different from the novices ( P < .05) on both trainers. Both experts (84%) and novices (87%) approved the HT as an effective home trainer. Our HT seems to fulfill the conditions of performing the basic and complex laparoscopic psychomotor skills at a low cost and similar efficiency.
1 Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon.|2 Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Zaki
Z
Sleiman
1 Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon.|3 Hotel Dieu de France University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon.
Elie
E
Atallah
1 Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon.|3 Hotel Dieu de France University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon.
Elie
E
Rassi
1 Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon.|3 Hotel Dieu de France University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon.
Riad
R
Sarkis
1 Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Aline
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Khazzaka
D034841:Abdominal Cavity / Q000601:surgery*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards; D008954:Models, Biological; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
home trainer; laparoscopic training; laparoscopy; psychomotor skills