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The effects of previously acquired skills on sinus surgery simulator performance.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2005 Oct; 133(4):525-30.OH

Abstract

OBJECTIVE

The Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Simulator is currently being studied as a tool for otolaryngology resident training. While examining performance patterns on the simulator, we sought to define any relationships that may exist between students' previously acquired skills and their performance on the simulator.

METHODS

Twenty-six medical students were enrolled in our study. After completing their trials, they were asked to complete a 28-item questionnaire. This questionnaire included yes/no questions as well as 10-point Likert scale instruments.

RESULTS

Only 4 students did not respond to the questionnaire. Significant contributions to simulator performance were elucidated for a number of previously learned skills, but most were short-lived. For example, experienced video gamers were significantly better at hazard avoidance in the simulator's novice mode (P = .03), but their advantage dissipated as they advanced to intermediate mode trials. In addition, students' handedness contributed to simulator performance for only the first 3 trials (P = .04), but this relationship, too, was no longer statistically significant in later trials.

CONCLUSIONS

Some study students had skills and characteristics that significantly aided them in their ability to perform surgery on the simulator. However, these benefits were short-lived, and these results suggest that practicing plays a more important and long-standing role than other factors in surgical simulator performance. It follows that surgical simulation should play a more prominent role in surgical education because residents who practice on simulators such as this are, in turn, practicing for the reality of the operating room.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Glaser AY
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA. glaseray@umdnj.edu
Hall CB
No affiliation info available
Uribe SJ
No affiliation info available
Fried MP
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AdultClinical CompetenceComputer-Assisted InstructionFemaleHumansInternship and ResidencyMaleModels, AnatomicMotor SkillsMusicParanasal SinusesStudents, MedicalVideo Games

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

Language

eng

PubMed ID

16213923

Citation

Glaser, Aylon Y., et al. "The Effects of Previously Acquired Skills On Sinus Surgery Simulator Performance." Otolaryngology--head and Neck Surgery : Official Journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, vol. 133, no. 4, 2005, pp. 525-30.
Glaser AY, Hall CB, Uribe SJ, et al. The effects of previously acquired skills on sinus surgery simulator performance. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2005;133(4):525-30.
Glaser, A. Y., Hall, C. B., Uribe, S. J., & Fried, M. P. (2005). The effects of previously acquired skills on sinus surgery simulator performance. Otolaryngology--head and Neck Surgery : Official Journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 133(4), 525-30.
Glaser AY, et al. The Effects of Previously Acquired Skills On Sinus Surgery Simulator Performance. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2005;133(4):525-30. PubMed PMID: 16213923.
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TY - JOUR T1 - The effects of previously acquired skills on sinus surgery simulator performance. AU - Glaser,Aylon Y, AU - Hall,Charles B, AU - Uribe,S Jose I, AU - Fried,Marvin P, PY - 2004/10/26/received PY - 2005/10/11/pubmed PY - 2006/2/24/medline PY - 2005/10/11/entrez SP - 525 EP - 30 JF - Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery JO - Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg VL - 133 IS - 4 N2 - OBJECTIVE: The Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Simulator is currently being studied as a tool for otolaryngology resident training. While examining performance patterns on the simulator, we sought to define any relationships that may exist between students' previously acquired skills and their performance on the simulator. METHODS: Twenty-six medical students were enrolled in our study. After completing their trials, they were asked to complete a 28-item questionnaire. This questionnaire included yes/no questions as well as 10-point Likert scale instruments. RESULTS: Only 4 students did not respond to the questionnaire. Significant contributions to simulator performance were elucidated for a number of previously learned skills, but most were short-lived. For example, experienced video gamers were significantly better at hazard avoidance in the simulator's novice mode (P = .03), but their advantage dissipated as they advanced to intermediate mode trials. In addition, students' handedness contributed to simulator performance for only the first 3 trials (P = .04), but this relationship, too, was no longer statistically significant in later trials. CONCLUSIONS: Some study students had skills and characteristics that significantly aided them in their ability to perform surgery on the simulator. However, these benefits were short-lived, and these results suggest that practicing plays a more important and long-standing role than other factors in surgical simulator performance. It follows that surgical simulation should play a more prominent role in surgical education because residents who practice on simulators such as this are, in turn, practicing for the reality of the operating room. SN - 0194-5998 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/16213923/The_effects_of_previously_acquired_skills_on_sinus_surgery_simulator_performance_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -