The development of laparoscopic skills using virtual reality simulations: A systematic review.
<h4>Background</h4>Teaching based on virtual reality simulators in medicine has expanded in recent years due to the limitations of more traditional methods, especially for surgical procedures such as laparoscopy.<h4>Purpose of review</h4>To analyze the effects of using virtua...
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021
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| Sumario: | <h4>Background</h4>Teaching based on virtual reality simulators in medicine has expanded in recent years due to the limitations of more traditional methods, especially for surgical procedures such as laparoscopy.<h4>Purpose of review</h4>To analyze the effects of using virtual reality simulations on the development of laparoscopic skills in medical students and physicians.<h4>Data sources</h4>The literature screening was done in April 2020 through Medline (PubMed), EMBASE and Database of the National Institute of Health.<h4>Eligibility criteria</h4>Randomized clinical trials that subjected medical students and physicians to training in laparoscopic skills in virtual reality simulators.<h4>Study appraisal</h4>Paired reviewers independently identified 1529 articles and included 7 trials that met the eligibility criteria.<h4>Findings</h4>In all studies, participants that trained in virtual simulators showed improvements in laparoscopic skills, although the articles that also had a physical model training group did not show better performance of one model compared to the other.<h4>Limitations</h4>No article beyond 2015 met the eligibility criteria, and the analyzed simulators have different versions and models, which might impact the results.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Virtual reality simulators are useful educational tools, but do not show proven significant advantages over traditional models. The lack of standardization and a scarcity of articles makes comparative analysis between simulators difficult, requiring more research in the area, according to the model suggested in this review.<h4>Systematic review registration number</h4>Registered by the Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO), identification code CRD42020176479. |
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