TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluation methods and impact of simulation-based training in pediatric surgery
T2 - a systematic review
AU - Yokoyama, Shinichiro
AU - Mizunuma, Kenichi
AU - Kurashima, Yo
AU - Watanabe, Yusuke
AU - Mizota, Tomoko
AU - Poudel, Saseem
AU - Kikuchi, Takanori
AU - Kawai, Fujimi
AU - Shichinohe, Toshiaki
AU - Hirano, Satoshi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2019/10/1
Y1 - 2019/10/1
N2 - Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify (1) the type of skill evaluation methods and (2) how the effect of training was evaluated in simulation-based training (SBT) in pediatric surgery. Methods: Databases of PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science were searched for articles published from January 2000 to January 2017. Search concepts of Medical Subject Heading terms were “surgery,” “pediatrics,” “simulation,” and “training, evaluation.” Results: Of 5858 publications identified, 43 were included. Twenty papers described simulators as assessment tools used to evaluate technical skills. Reviewers differentiated between experts and trainees using a scoring system (45%) and/or a checklist (25%). Simulators as training tools were described in 23 papers. While the training’s effectiveness was measured using performance assessment scales (52%) and/or surveys (43%), no study investigated the improvement of the clinical outcomes after SBT. Conclusion: Scoring, time, and motion analysis methods were used for the evaluation of basic techniques of laparoscopic skills. Only a few SBT in pediatric surgery have definite goals with clinical effect. Future research needs to demonstrate the educational effect of simulators as assessment or training tools on SBT in pediatric surgery.
AB - Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify (1) the type of skill evaluation methods and (2) how the effect of training was evaluated in simulation-based training (SBT) in pediatric surgery. Methods: Databases of PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science were searched for articles published from January 2000 to January 2017. Search concepts of Medical Subject Heading terms were “surgery,” “pediatrics,” “simulation,” and “training, evaluation.” Results: Of 5858 publications identified, 43 were included. Twenty papers described simulators as assessment tools used to evaluate technical skills. Reviewers differentiated between experts and trainees using a scoring system (45%) and/or a checklist (25%). Simulators as training tools were described in 23 papers. While the training’s effectiveness was measured using performance assessment scales (52%) and/or surveys (43%), no study investigated the improvement of the clinical outcomes after SBT. Conclusion: Scoring, time, and motion analysis methods were used for the evaluation of basic techniques of laparoscopic skills. Only a few SBT in pediatric surgery have definite goals with clinical effect. Future research needs to demonstrate the educational effect of simulators as assessment or training tools on SBT in pediatric surgery.
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U2 - 10.1007/s00383-019-04539-5
DO - 10.1007/s00383-019-04539-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 31396735
AN - SCOPUS:85070297115
SN - 0179-0358
VL - 35
SP - 1085
EP - 1094
JO - Pediatric Surgery International
JF - Pediatric Surgery International
IS - 10
ER -