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Comparative Study
Construct validity testing of a laparoscopic surgery simulator (Lap Mentor): evaluation of surgical skill with a virtual laparoscopic training simulator.
- Aimin Zhang, Michael Hünerbein, Yiyang Dai, Peter M Schlag, and Siegfried Beller.
- Department of Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Charite Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
- Surg Endosc. 2008 Jun 1; 22 (6): 1440-4.
BackgroundBefore surgical simulators can be implemented for assessment of surgical training, their construct validity should be assessed.MethodsNine novices (NOV), nine medical students (MS), and nine residents (RES) underwent a laparoscopic skills training on the virtual reality (VR) simulator Lap Mentor. Assessment of laparoscopic skill was based on parameters measured by the computer system before and after training.ResultsSignificant difference existed between RES and NOV at seven of nine tasks before training on the VR simulator. After the training in some tasks significant differences were observed between the experienced group (RES) and the nonexperienced groups (MS and NOV) or between medical groups (RES and MS) and nonmedical group (NOV).ConclusionsPerformance parameters of the Lap-Mentor can be used to distinguish between subjects with varying laparoscopic experience.
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