Assessment of the role of aptitude in the acquisition of advanced laparoscopic surgical skill sets

摘要: The surgeons of the future will need to have advanced laparoscopic skills. current challenge in surgical education is teach these skills and identify factors that may a positive influence on training curriculums. primary aim this study was determine if fundamental aptitude impacts ability perform colectomy. A practical colectomy course held by National Surgical Training Centre at Royal College Surgeons Ireland. consisted didactics, warm-up performance sigmoid thesimulator. Objective metrics such as time motion analysis were recorded. Each candidate had their psychomotor visual spatial assessed. trays assessed blinded experts post procedure for errors. Ten trainee novices with respect procedures attended course. significant correlation found between both session (r > 0.7, p < 0.05). Performance correlated (r = 0.8, p = 0.04). There also number tray errors taken (r = 0.83, p = 0.001). results demonstrated there relationship basic tasks simulator. findings suggest be role consideration an individual’s inherent baseline when trying design optimise technical teaching curricula procedures.