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01-08-2019

Competency assessment for gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection using an endoscopic part-task training box

Authors: Naoto Tamai, Hiroyuki Aihara, Masayuki Kato, Kimio Isshi, Kazuki Sumiyama

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 8/2019

Abstract

Background

Objective assessment of endoscopist competency is important. Recently, the endoscopic part-task training box (Thompson Endoscopic Skills Trainer [TEST]) was developed to assess endoscopist competency. We aimed to evaluate the ability of the TEST to assess competency during endoscopic procedures, especially endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD).

Methods

Twenty-three physicians were included in this study. Correlations between TEST scores and the following factors were evaluated: years of endoscopic experience, number of esophagogastroduodenoscopies (EGDs) performed, number of colonoscopies (CSs) performed, cecal intubation rate, number of gastric ESDs performed, gastric ESD procedure time/lesion size (min/mm²), and gastric ESD self-completion rate. Also, correlation coefficients between the number of gastric ESDs performed and each of gastric ESD procedure time/lesion size and gastric ESD self-completion rate were calculated.

Results

TEST scores showed strong correlations to different factors: years of experience in endoscopy: 0.957 (p < 0.01); number of EGDs: 0.947 (p < 0.01); number of CSs: 0.947, (p < 0.01); number of gastric ESDs: 0.924 (p < 0.01); gastric ESD procedure time/lesion size: − 0.9 (p < 0.01); self-completion rate of gastric ESDs: 0.857 (p < 0.005). The number of gastric ESDs performed was not more strongly correlated to procedure time of gastric ESDs or self-completion rate of gastric ESDs compared to TEST scores (− 0.824 (p < 0.01) and 0.704 (p < 0.05), respectively). TEST scores of endoscopists with a cecal intubation rate ≥ 90% were > 380, while the scores of physicians with a gastric ESD self-completion rate ≥ 90% were > 700.

Conclusions

TEST score correlates with both basic and advanced endoscopic procedures. TEST is therefore a promising option for assessing endoscopist competency, and might be useful for providing threshold scores as competency markers for specific endoscopic procedures such as gastric ESD.

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Title: Competency assessment for gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection using an endoscopic part-task training box
Authors: Naoto Tamai
Hiroyuki Aihara
Masayuki Kato
Kimio Isshi
Kazuki Sumiyama
Publication date: 01-08-2019
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 8/2019
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-018-6548-7

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Competency assessment for gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection using an endoscopic part-task training box

Abstract

Background

Methods

Results

Conclusions

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Abstract

Background

Methods

Results

Conclusions

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