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To evaluate knowledge acquisition and satisfaction among first-year surgical residents learning surgical instrumentation via virtual reality compared to traditional training modalities.

January 1, 2025ClinicsOpen Access

Virtual reality and traditional training in surgical instrumentation: A non-inferiority comparative study

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CCCristina Pires Camargo SDSérgio Henrique Bastos Damous JMJocielle dos Santos Miranda

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Randomized non-inferiority trial finds equivalent knowledge gains and higher satisfaction with virtual reality in surgical residents, indicating a viable alternative to traditional training.

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To evaluate knowledge acquisition and satisfaction among first-year surgical residents learning surgical instrumentation via virtual reality compared to traditional training modalities.
Randomized first-year general surgery residents into three 30-minute instructional arms: text-based learning, practical training, and an immersive virtual reality operating theater simulation.
Assessed cognitive performance via a pre- and post-training 10-question multiple-choice examination to calculate knowledge delta, followed by a post-training 5-question satisfaction survey.
Performance score changes (post-test minus pre-test delta) showed no statistically significant differences between the text, practical, and virtual reality groups.
Post-task satisfaction and recommendation scores were significantly higher in the virtual reality cohort compared with the text cohort, with satisfaction directly correlating with recommendation.
Virtual reality immersion proved safe, with mild adverse effects reported in only 1 of 8 participants (nausea).

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Camargo et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aaccf4870f09bd7d6174c5a https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinsp.2025.100609

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January 1, 2025ClinicsOpen Access

Virtual reality and traditional training in surgical instrumentation: A non-inferiority comparative study

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Authors

CCCristina Pires Camargo SDSérgio Henrique Bastos Damous JMJocielle dos Santos Miranda

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Randomized non-inferiority trial finds equivalent knowledge gains and higher satisfaction with virtual reality in surgical residents, indicating a viable alternative to traditional training.

Key Points

To evaluate knowledge acquisition and satisfaction among first-year surgical residents learning surgical instrumentation via virtual reality compared to traditional training modalities.
Randomized first-year general surgery residents into three 30-minute instructional arms: text-based learning, practical training, and an immersive virtual reality operating theater simulation.
Assessed cognitive performance via a pre- and post-training 10-question multiple-choice examination to calculate knowledge delta, followed by a post-training 5-question satisfaction survey.
Performance score changes (post-test minus pre-test delta) showed no statistically significant differences between the text, practical, and virtual reality groups.
Post-task satisfaction and recommendation scores were significantly higher in the virtual reality cohort compared with the text cohort, with satisfaction directly correlating with recommendation.
Virtual reality immersion proved safe, with mild adverse effects reported in only 1 of 8 participants (nausea).

Cite This Study

Camargo et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aaccf4870f09bd7d6174c5a https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinsp.2025.100609

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