Assessment of improvement of trainee surgical skills in the operating room for tonsillectomy.

摘要: Objectives/Hypothesis To determine the feasibility, reliability, and validity of an objective surgical assessment tool designed to measure development tonsillectomy skills by resident trainees in operating room. A evaluation instrument created previously serves as a basis for this tool, which incorporates many similar concepts but was optimized maximize feasibility reliability with simplified anchors inclusion global task-specific sections. Study Design Prospective longitudinal validation study. Methods Faculty input via modified Delphi technique used develop new structured technical skills–based tonsillectomy. The checklist (TSC) rating scale (GRS) measured overall performance, respectively. Twenty-one otolaryngology–head neck residents (ranging from postgraduate year 1 6) were evaluated period 3 years 11 faculty members. Results Eighty-three evaluations completed showing strong correlation between both instruments (r = 0.95, P < .001). Our demonstrated construct TSC GRS, higher scores increasing experience. Both showed high interitem Cronbach α coefficients 0.97 parts. Conclusions This is feasible, reliable, valid competency It effective providing feedback at end each procedure, encourages specific, targeted development. Laryngoscope, 2013