TY - GEN
T1 - Strategies for training technical and non-technical surgical skills
AU - Miller, A.
AU - Sun, T.
AU - Pyatka, N.
AU - Brewer, J.
AU - Ganapathy, S.
AU - Weyhrauch, P.
AU - Niehaus, J.
AU - Cao, C. G.L.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Even though laparoscopic surgery has become the preferred technique for many surgeons, the methods of training are not standardized. Most simulators and training programs focus on training technical skills, neglecting very important non-technical skills. This study examined the benefits of different strategies of training both technical and non-technical skills amongst different experience levels. Twenty-seven subjects participated in the study (9 novices, 9 intermediate experience level subjects, and 9 advanced subjects). They were divided into 3 groups: Technical, non-technical, and combined. Subjects practiced a purely technical, purely non-technical, and a combined technical and non-technical simulated surgical task. Data from pre-test and post-test scores as well as the last training block of combined training were analyzed for time to completion, number of technical errors and number of non-technical errors. Results suggest that there may be a benefit to training non-technical skills alone first, or in conjunction with technical surgical skills in novices during the beginning phases of learning.
AB - Even though laparoscopic surgery has become the preferred technique for many surgeons, the methods of training are not standardized. Most simulators and training programs focus on training technical skills, neglecting very important non-technical skills. This study examined the benefits of different strategies of training both technical and non-technical skills amongst different experience levels. Twenty-seven subjects participated in the study (9 novices, 9 intermediate experience level subjects, and 9 advanced subjects). They were divided into 3 groups: Technical, non-technical, and combined. Subjects practiced a purely technical, purely non-technical, and a combined technical and non-technical simulated surgical task. Data from pre-test and post-test scores as well as the last training block of combined training were analyzed for time to completion, number of technical errors and number of non-technical errors. Results suggest that there may be a benefit to training non-technical skills alone first, or in conjunction with technical surgical skills in novices during the beginning phases of learning.
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U2 - 10.1177/1541931213571142
DO - 10.1177/1541931213571142
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84889853962
SN - 9780945289432
T3 - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
SP - 658
EP - 662
BT - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, HFES 2013
T2 - 57th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting - 2013, HFES 2013
Y2 - 30 September 2013 through 4 October 2013
ER -