Dimitrios Stefanidis

..38). Proficiency-based simulator training results in durable improvement in operative skill of trainees even in the absence of practice for up to 5 months. Minute simulator performance changes do not translate to the operating room...

..Additional studies are warranted to further optimize curriculum design, investigate simulator differences, and establish training methods that improve skill retention...

..CONCLUSIONS: Although 4 hours may be insufficient for some trainees, an intensive half-day CME course is feasible and effective in significantly improving performance and allowing the majority of participants to achieve proficiency...

..Curricula should incorporate training that fosters maintenance of proficiency...

..Our objective was to assess whether a visual-spatial task that measures spare attentional capacity would distinguish among individuals with different levels of laparoscopic expertise...

..This study assessed outcomes and quality-of-life data after fundoplication takedown and conversion to LRYGB for patients with failed fundoplications...

..The aim of this study was to identify the ideal interval between training sessions in a proficiency-based laparoscopic suturing simulator curriculum...

..A skills curriculum is a dynamic process that should be tailored to individual needs and be continuously optimized based on accumulated evidence and experience...

..The purpose of this study was to compare the added value of motion metrics in determining training completion during a proficiency-based simulator curriculum compared with traditional metrics (time)...

..The objective of this study was to assess the factors that impact residency choice by general surgery applicants and the importance of the availability of skill curricula...

..The objective of this study was to assess the use of SAGES guidelines by its members...

..We hypothesized that mastering basic laparoscopic skills first would shorten the learning curve of a more complex laparoscopic task and reduce resource requirements for the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery suturing curriculum...

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..The value of robotic assistance for intracorporeal suturing is not well defined. We compared robotic suturing with laparoscopic suturing on the FLS model with a large cohort of surgeons...

..Despite tremendous growth, research in surgical simulation remains uncoordinated and unfocused. The objective of this study was to develop research priorities for surgical simulation...

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..The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of instructor feedback and video tutorials on skill acquisition during proficiency-based laparoscopic suturing training...

..We hypothesized that novices will perform better in the operating room after simulator training to automaticity compared with traditional proficiency based training (current standard training paradigm)...

..The objective of this study was to compare the construct and face validity, as well as workload, of two previously validated virtual reality (VR) and videotrainer (VT) systems...

..To assess the impact of setting simulator training goals on resident motivation and skills laboratory attendance...

..The objective of this study was to investigate whether novices improve their ability to develop multitask (ie, automaticity) with accumulating experience on a simulated laparoscopic task...

..These tests may be useful in optimizing curricular design by allowing the tailoring of training to individual needs...

..Intracorporeal suturing is one of the most difficult laparoscopic tasks. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of robotic assistance on novice suturing performance, safety, and workload in the operating room...

..We assessed the relationship of workload and performance during simulator training on a complex laparoscopic task...

..Composite mesh types have been developed to address the shortcomings of standard meshes. The authors evaluated the host reaction to intraperitoneal placement of a novel composite material...

..We hypothesized that simulator training under more difficult and realistic conditions would enhance the operative performance of novices...

..SILS performance improved when angulated instruments were used but remained inferior to standard laparoscopy. This may translate into poorer operating room efficiency and safety...

..We hypothesized that poor preoperative patient compliance with office visits, a likely indicator of overall compliance, would be associated with lower %EWL after bariatric surgery at a teaching hospital in the United States...

..The objective of this study was to examine the stress level of trainees during the transition from the simulator to the operating room (OR) and its impact on performance...

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..09 kg. Continued follow-up and enrollment is ongoing to demonstrate patient safety and efficacy. Additional studies are being performed to elucidate mechanism of weight loss and future clinical applications of this device...

..The objective of this study was to evaluate the cost associated with the implementation of the FLS program into the skills curriculum of a busy general surgery residency...

..It is unknown whether MMPs improve weight loss before and after surgery. The purpose of our study was to determine whether MMPs improve pre- and postoperative weight loss at a tertiary care, U.S. academic teaching hospital...

..The limitations of the available literature are highlighted, and evidence-based recommendations for the use of diagnostic laparoscopy to determine acute intraabdominal conditions are provided...

..Variability and lack of standardization exists with regard to surgical skills training in residency training programs in North and South Carolina. Collaborative efforts to promote standardization are needed and are presently underway...

..This study examined the factors that influence surgical trainees in expressing their opinion in the operating room and the consequences this might have on patient safety...

..The present study examined the effect of variations in IBW and the preoperative weight on the %EWL at a tertiary care teaching hospital...

..Our objective was to assess the feasibility, value, and cost required to administer a procedural workshop for general surgery residents based on phase II of the national skills curriculum...

..The objective of this study was to prove the feasibility of prosthetic coating with stem cells and to assess its resistance to adhesion formation when implanted in an animal model...

..No post-insertion or post-retrieval PE occurred in this study. CONCLUSION: Extended intervals for retrieval of VCF are safe and may maximize protection against pulmonary embolism...

..Further prospective randomized studies are necessary to fully elucidate the use of stents in the management of colorectal cancer...

..In this context, pigs lacking non-human-tropic PERV-C would be more suitable as donor animals for clinical xenotransplantation...