Summary:
Objectives : To compare and evaluate the effectiveness of different forms in
laparoscopic training.
Methods : Studies were analyzed through searches of Pubmed, Medline and the
Cochrane Library over the last ten years. Included studies were identified
according to guidelines adapted from a Best Evidence in Medical Education
(BEME) and a Technology Assessment Program (TAP) review.
Results : Seven independent systematic reviews and one review, with one hundred
twenty randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and two hundred fifty studies, were
able to be included. Virtual reality (VR) training for laparoscopic procedures
is better than no training. Augmented reality (AR) simulators are a potent new
modality laparoscopic simulator system, that have better benefits from the
traditional box trainers and the VR simulators.
Conclusion : High – fidelity medical simulations are educationally effective
and results in skills transfer to the operating setting. AR simulators should
be implemented in current laparoscopic training.
Keywords:
Comparison, Laparoscopic, Τraining, Augmented reality, Simulator
