Go Miyano, Makoto Takahashi, Takamasa Suzuki, Hisae Iida, Eri Abe, Haruki Kato, Shiho Yoshida, Geoffrey J Lane, Koichiro Ichimura, Kazuhiro Sakamoto, Atsuyuki Yamataka, Tadaharu Okazaki
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study is to discuss the efficacy of live vs. remote cadaver surgical training (CST) for minimally invasive surgery (MIS). METHODS: A cohort of 30 interns in their first and second years of training were divided into three groups: live observers ( n = 12), live participants ( n = 6), and remote observers: ( n = 12). The interns had the opportunity to either observe or actively participate in two different surgical procedures, namely, laparoscopic lower anterior resection, performed by a colorectal surgical team, and laparoscopic fundoplication, performed by a pediatric surgical team...
2023: Frontiers in Pediatrics