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Prog Urol. 2016 Dec;26(16):1171-1177. doi: 10.1016/j.purol.2016.09.068. Epub 2016 Oct 27.

[French resident's performance on laparoscopic surgery box trainer: 7-year results of pelvitrainer contests].

Progres en urologie : journal de l'Association francaise d'urologie et de la Societe francaise d'urologie

[Article in French]
F-X Madec, C Dariane, B Pradere, N Amadane, S Bergerat, A Gryn, C Lebacle, X Matillon, J Olivier, F-X Nouhaud, P Panayotopoulos, B Peyronnet, J Rizk, S Sanson, T Seisen, L Salomon, G Fiard

Affiliations

  1. Association française des urologues en formation (AFUF), 11, rue Viète, 75017 Paris, France; Service d'urologie, CHU de Nantes, 1, place Alexis-Ricordeau, 44093 Nantes cedex 1, France. Electronic address: [email protected].
  2. Association française des urologues en formation (AFUF), 11, rue Viète, 75017 Paris, France; Service d'urologie, hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, 20, rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France.
  3. Association française des urologues en formation (AFUF), 11, rue Viète, 75017 Paris, France; Service d'urologie, CHRU de Tours, 2, boulevard Tonnellé, 37044 Tours cedex 9, France.
  4. Association française des urologues en formation (AFUF), 11, rue Viète, 75017 Paris, France; Service d'urologie et transplantation rénale, hôpital Lapeyronie, CHRU de Montpellier, 371, avenue du Doyen-Giraud, 34295 Montpellier cedex 5, France.
  5. Association française des urologues en formation (AFUF), 11, rue Viète, 75017 Paris, France; Service d'urologie, centre hospitalier universitaire de Strasbourg, 1, place de l'Hôpital, 67000 Strasbourg, France.
  6. Association française des urologues en formation (AFUF), 11, rue Viète, 75017 Paris, France; Département d'urologie, hôpital Rangueil, CHU de Toulouse, 1, avenue du Pr-Jean-Poulhès, 31059 Toulouse cedex, France.
  7. Association française des urologues en formation (AFUF), 11, rue Viète, 75017 Paris, France; Service d'urologie, hôpital Henri-Mondor, CHU Paris-Est, 51, avenue du Marechal-de-Lattre-de-Tassigny, 94010 Créteil cedex, France.
  8. Association française des urologues en formation (AFUF), 11, rue Viète, 75017 Paris, France; Service d'urologie et chirurgie de la transplantation, hôpital Édouard-Herriot, centre hospitalier universitaire de Lyon, 3, place d'Arsonval, 69003 Lyon, France.
  9. Association française des urologues en formation (AFUF), 11, rue Viète, 75017 Paris, France; Service d'urologie, hôpital Claude-Huriez, CHU de Lille, 2, rue Michel-Polonovski, 59000 Lille, France.
  10. Association française des urologues en formation (AFUF), 11, rue Viète, 75017 Paris, France; Service d'urologie, CHU de Rouen Charles-Nicolle, 1, rue de Germont, 76000 Rouen, France.
  11. Association française des urologues en formation (AFUF), 11, rue Viète, 75017 Paris, France; Service d'urologie, CHU d'Angers, 4, rue Larrey, 49100 Angers, France.
  12. Association française des urologues en formation (AFUF), 11, rue Viète, 75017 Paris, France; Service d'urologie, CHU de Rennes, 2, rue Henri-le-Guilloux, 35000 Rennes, France.
  13. Association française des urologues en formation (AFUF), 11, rue Viète, 75017 Paris, France; Service d'urologie, hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, université Pierre-and-Marie-Curie, 75013 Paris, France.
  14. Service d'urologie, hôpital Henri-Mondor, CHU Paris-Est, 51, avenue du Marechal-de-Lattre-de-Tassigny, 94010 Créteil cedex, France.
  15. Association française des urologues en formation (AFUF), 11, rue Viète, 75017 Paris, France; Service d'urologie et de la transplantation rénale, CHU de Grenoble, BP 217, 38043 Grenoble cedex 09, France.

PMID: 28279367 DOI: 10.1016/j.purol.2016.09.068

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The study objectives were to analyze the resident's laparoscopic surgery performance in order to build a self-assessment data set, to identify discriminatory exercises and to investigate the suturing time changes.

METHODS: From 2007 to 2014, the French Association of Urologist in Training (AFUF) organized 7 pelvitrainer contests. Participant scores on 11 laparoscopic surgery exercises were evaluated.

RESULTS: Sixty-six residents participated to these contests and performed 11 exercises each. Twenty-two (33.3 %) participants were beginners, 26 (39.4 %) intermediates et 18 (27.3 %) experienced. The participant scores were gathered into a data set including the average time per exercise. We found a time scoring improvement related to the resident experience for all exercises. A significant decline in time was noted for exercise 8 and 9 between beginners and intermediates (139s [±71]), (173.9s [±118.3]) and between beginners and experienced (80.6s [±26.7]), (94,1s [±42.7]) with a P<0.05. The correlation coefficient for the exercise 11 duration (vesico-uretral anastomosis) was 0.04 over a 7-year period (P=0.44).

CONCLUSION: The study provided a data set on 11 laparoscopic surgery tasks which can be consulted by all residents as a reference in a self-assessment process. Two exercises (8 and 9) discriminated beginners from intermediates and experienced groups and could be used as a benchmark ahead of an operating room procedure. The vesico-uretral anastomosis duration (exercise 11) did not improve significantly between 2006 and 2014.

LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 4.

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Keywords: Formation; Interne; Laparoscopic; Laparoscopie; Resident; Simulateur; Simulator; Training

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