An analysis of the correlation between the efficacy of training using a high-fidelity disease-specific simulator and the clinical outcomes of laparoscopic surgery for congenital biliary dilatation in pediatric patients.

Koji YamadaMitsuru MutoMasakazu MurakamiShun OnishiKoshiro SugitaKeisuke YanoToshio HarumatsuNanako NishidaAyaka NaganoMasato KawanoWaka YamadaMakoto MatsukuboTakafumi KawanoTatsuru KajiSatoshi Ieiri

Published in: International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery (2022)

Disease-specific simulator training significantly decreased the task performance time by improving the forceps manipulation economy. In addition, simulator training may improve the operative safety and quality of laparoscopic hepaticojejunostomy in pediatric CBD patients.

Keyphrases

virtual reality
laparoscopic surgery
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
robot assisted
patient reported outcomes
minimally invasive