Surgical training Surgery
Conditions
Interventions
Surgical trainees from the North-West Thames London Deanery and the North-East Deanery in the UK, as well as medical students from Imperial College London and from Newcastle University, will be invite
Sponsors
The Cromwell Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Surgical trainees (ST): 1.1. UK surgical trainee 1.2. Knowledge of anatomy and steps of cholecystectomy 2. Medical students (MS): 2.1. UK medical student year 3-5
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Surgical trainees (ST): 1.1. Surgical trainee for more than 4 years 1.2. Performed >5 laparoscopic or robotic cholecystectomies as the primary surgeon 2. Medical students (MS): 2.1. Previous assisting in minimally invasive surgery
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Global rating score (maximum points 30) for each operative task | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Time taken for each task (minutes) measured after each operative task 2. Number of suturing errors for each operative task, measured after each operative task 3. Number of loops created with continuous suture closure of gastrostomy (cohort 1), measured after closure of gastrostomy 4. Number of completed sutures in 40 minutes (cohort 2), measured after completion of operative task 5. Surgeon comfort following all procedures, measured on a scale of 1-5 after completion of operative tasks | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed