01-12-2013 | Original Article
Multidisciplinary validation study of the da Vinci Skills Simulator: educational tool and assessment device
Published in: Journal of Robotic Surgery | Issue 4/2013
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Survey question | Response | Number (%) |
---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 36 (67.9) |
Female | 17 (32.1) | |
Handedness | Right-hand dominant | 45 (84.9) |
Left-hand dominant | 4 (7.5) | |
Ambidextrous | 3 (5.7) | |
Level of training | Junior Resident (R1–R3) | 17 (32.1) |
Senior Resident (R4–R5) | 12 (22.6) | |
Fellow | 16 (30.2) | |
Staff Surgeon | 8 (15.1) | |
Specialty | Urology | 27 (50.9) |
ObGyn | 13 (24.5) | |
Thoracics | 13 (24.5) | |
Previous MIS experience (laparoscopic or thoracoscopic) | None/minimal | 17 (32.1) |
Moderate | 11 (20.8) | |
Significant | 18 (34.0) | |
Fellowship-trained in MIS | 4 (7.5) | |
Previous robotic surgery experience | None | 32 (60.4) |
Yes | 21 (39.6) | |
If yes, number of operative cases as surgical assistant | 0 cases | 33 (62.3) |
<10 cases | 9 (17.0) | |
10–20 cases | 3 (5.7) | |
>20 cases | 8 (9.4) | |
If yes, number of operative cases at robotic console for at least 30 min | 0 cases | 41 (77.4) |
<10 cases | 6 (11.3) | |
10–20 cases | 1 (1.9) | |
>20 cases | 5 (9.4) |
dVSS exercise | All subjects’ overall score (%, mean ± SD) | Novice robotic surgeon overall score (%, mean ± SD) | Expert robotic surgeon overall score (%, mean ± SD) |
p value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Camera Targeting 1 | 69.943 ± 21.7489 | 67.170 ± 21.5258 | 91.667 ± 4.2269 | 0.008 |
Peg Board 1 | 78.596 ± 11.9824 | 76.913 ± 11.6616 | 91.500 ± 3.8341 | 0.004 |
Match Board 1 | 69.880 ± 17.7691 | 67.864 ± 17.9075 | 84.667 ± 6.1860 | 0.028 |
Thread the Rings | 74.152 ± 16.4289 | 71.825 ± 16.2605 | 89.667 ± 5.8878 | 0.011 |
Suture Sponge 1 | 74.787 ± 14.3086 | 73.171 ± 14.5067 | 85.833 ± 5.6716 | 0.042 |
Ring Walk 2 | 75.098 ± 20.0861 | 73.333 ± 20.1099 | 88.333 ± 15.4100 | 0.086 |
Peg Board 2 | 84.308 ± 11.7633 | 83.283 ± 12.0861 | 92.167 ± 3.6009 | 0.082 |
NP time | NP errors | RT time | RT errors | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Camera Targeting 1 overall score | 0.471 (0.001) | 0.083 (0.575) | 0.291 (0.045) | 0.061 (0.685) |
Peg Board 1 overall score | 0.486 (0.001) | 0.141 (0.344) | 0.325 (0.026) | 0.088 (0.555) |
Match Board 1 overall score | 0.543 (<0.001) | 0.096 (0.530) | 0.295 (0.050) | 0.215 (0.162) |
Thread the Rings overall score | 0.432 (0.005) | 0.231 (0.147) | 0.533 (<0.001) | 0.163 (0.310) |
Suture Sponge 1 overall score | 0.592 (<0.001) | 0.105 (0.509) | 0.437 (0.004) | 0.015 (0.925) |
Ring Walk 2 overall score | 0.454 (0.002) | 0.179 (0.234) | 0.399 (0.006) | 0.022 (0.884) |
Peg Board 2 overall score | 0.675 (<0.001) | 0.058 (0.696) | 0.073 (0.626) | 0.045 (0.762) |