Determination of leadership styles of boxing trainers by Turgut Kaplan, Kayhan Serın

“…This study aimed to determine the leadership styles of boxing trainers. For this purpose, a total of 100 male trainers who worked actively in Turkey volunteered to participate in the study. …”
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Simulation-based skills training: a qualitative interview study exploring surgical trainees’ experience of stress by Maria Suong Tjønnås, Anita Das, Cecilie Våpenstad, Solveig Osborg Ose

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Intracorporeal vs. extracorporeal open and closed knot tying techniques in laparoscopy: A randomized, controlled study by Kathrin B. Labrosse, Claudia Marinho, Bernhard Fellmann-Fischer, Franziska Geissler, Andreas Schötzau, Viola Heinzelmann-Schwarz, Tibor A. Zwimpfer

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3D Autonomous Surgeon’s Hand Movement Assessment Using a Cascaded Fuzzy Supervisor in Multi-Thread Video Processing by Fatemeh Rashidi Fathabadi, Janos L. Grantner, Saad A. Shebrain, Ikhlas Abdel-Qader

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Laparoscopic simulation training for residents in obstetrics and gynecology over 12 months by Ryan A Raffel, Joshua Fogel, Petr Itzhak

“…We recommend that routine practice with the FLS simulator box trainer will increase resident confidence level and potentially improve surgical outcomes when in the operating room. …”
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Visuospatial ability is associated to 2D laparoscopic simulator performance amongst surgical residents by Hanne Pedersen, MD, Darya Ståhl, MD, Mikael Ekelund, MD PhD, Magnus Anderberg, MD PhD, Martin Bäckström, PhD, Anders Bergenfelz, MD, PhD, Kristine Hagelsteen, MD, PhD

“…Two laparoscopic simulators were used, one 2D video box trainer and one 3D Virtual Reality Simulator. Results: A significant association was found between the visuospatial ability test and 2D video box laparoscopic performance (95 % CI: 1.028–1.2, p-value <0.01). …”
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Which, how, and what? Using digital tools to train surgical skills; a systematic review and meta-analysis by Tim M. Feenstra, Sebastiaan L. van der Storm, Esther Z. Barsom, Jaap H. Bonjer, Els J.M. Nieveen van Dijkum, Marlies P. Schijven

“…Background: Digital tools like digital box trainers and VR seem promising in delivering safe and tailored practice opportunities outside of the surgical clinic, yet understanding their efficacy and limitations is essential. …”
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Correlating Personal Resourcefulness and Psychomotor Skills: An Analysis of Stress, Visual Attention and Technical Metrics by Carmen Guzmán-García, Patricia Sánchez-González, Juan A. Sánchez Margallo, Nicola Snoriguzzi, José Castillo Rabazo, Francisco M. Sánchez Margallo, Enrique J. Gómez, Ignacio Oropesa

“…For this purpose, we implemented an application in order to monitor the electrocardiogram (ECG), galvanic skin response (GSR), gaze and performance of surgeons-in-training while performing a laparoscopic box-trainer task so as to obtain technical and personal resourcefulness’ metrics. …”
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M1 transcranial direct current stimulation augments laparoscopic surgical skill acquisition by Daniel Galvin, Adam J. Toth, Barry O’Reilly, Ray O’Sullivan, Mark J. Campbell

“…Abstract The acquisition of basic surgical skills is a key component of medical education and trainees in laparoscopic surgery typically begin developing their skills using simulation box trainers. However, despite the advantages of simulation surgical training, access can be difficult for many trainees. …”
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Basic Laparoscopic Skills Training Is Equally Effective Using 2D Compared to 3D Visualization: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Eliana Montanari, Richard Schwameis, Nikolaus Veit-Rubin, Lorenz Kuessel, Heinrich Husslein

“…This study aimed to assess whether BLS training on a standard box trainer using 2D is at least equally effective compared to 3D. …”
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Implementation of a Canine Ergonomic Abdominal Simulator for Training Basic Laparoscopic Skills in Veterinarians by Luis C. Hincapié-Gutiérrez, Carlos A. Oviedo-Peñata, Manuel A. Rojas-Galvis, Carlos H. Riaño-Benavides, Juan G. Maldonado-Estrada

“…The validity of the CALMA Veterinary Lap-trainer simulator (CVLTS) for training basic veterinary laparoscopic skills was assessed and compared to a simple collapsible mobile box trainer. Ten veterinarian surgeons with no experience in laparoscopic surgery and four experts with at least two years of experience in minimally invasive surgery (MIS) were included. …”
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Can 3D Vision Improve Laparoscopic Performance in Box Simulation Training when Compared to Conventional 2D Vision? by Johanna Österberg, Arestis Sokratous, Konstantinos Georgiou, Lars Enochsson

“…Several studies have shown the benefits of 3D imaging in laparoscopy, but until now only a few studies have assessed the outcome by using objective variables. Box trainers are affordable alternatives to virtual laparoscopic surgical training, and the possibility of using real surgical instruments makes them more realistic to use. …”
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129 LaparoscopiX: Expanding Minimally Invasive Surgery Training in Kenya by Azmina Karukappadath

“…OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Open surgery prevails in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) due to scarcity of laparoscopic equipment and poor access to training. LaparosopiX is a box trainer system designed for teaching hospitals in LMICs; it includes an open-source laser print design and an app to allow surgical trainees to receive feedback from laparoscopic experts. …”
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Development of laparoscopic skills in skills-naïve trainees using self-directed learning with take-home laparoscopic trainer boxes by Eric G. Crihfield, MD, Pooja Uppalapati, MD, Baruch Abittan, MD, Anya Laibangyang, MD, Sonam Brahmbhatt, MD, Madeleine Burlingame, BA, Gary L. Goldberg, MD, Jill M. Rabin, MD

“…Conclusions: Our study demonstrates that the use of home laparoscopic box trainers can develop laparoscopic skills in surgical novices even without formal guidance or curriculum.…”
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Hand Dominance Is Not of Significance in Performing Fundamental Arthroscopic Skills Simulation Training Tasks by Stephan Reppenhagen, M.D., Roland Becker, M.D., Andreas Kugler, M.D., Dominik John, M.D., Sebastian Kopf, M.D., Hermann Anetzberger, M.D.

“…Ambidexterity was trained using a box trainer (Fundamentals of Arthroscopic Surgery Training, Virtamed AG, Schlieren, Switzerland).Two tasks, periscoping for learning camera guidance and triangulation for additional instrument handling, were performed 4 times with the camera in the dominant hand and then in the nondominant hand. …”
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There is a need for a paradigm shift in laparoscopic surgical training: results of a nationwide survey among teaching hospitals in Switzerland by Karolina Wczysla, Moritz Sparn, Bruno Schmied, Dieter Hahnloser, Stephan Bischofberger

“…In addition to commercial (27) and self-built (7) box trainers, high-fidelity trainers are available in 16 (33%) hospitals. …”
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Comparative study to determine the proper sequence of simulation training, pelvic trainer versus virtual reality simulator: a pilot study by Ngima Yangji Sherpa, Ahmed El Minawi, Ahmed N Askalany, Marwa Abdalla

“…Virtual reality (VR) simulators and box trainers (BTs), often known as pelvic trainers, are the two primary training modalities used in hospitals and clinical training institutes for the development and acquisition of laparoscopic skills. …”
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Stress responses in surgical trainees during simulation-based training courses in laparoscopy by Maria Suong Tjønnås, Sébastien Muller, Cecilie Våpenstad, Johannes Tjønnås, Solveig Osborg Ose, Anita Das, Mariann Sandsund

“…During the three-day course, participants trained on different laparoscopic simulators: Two box-trainers (the D-box and P.O.P. trainer) and a virtual reality simulator (LAPMentor™). …”
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Role of video self-assessment in laparoscopic simulation training: a randomized pilot trialAJOG Global Reports at a Glance by Vijay Palvia, MD, Jaimie Huntly, MD, Serin Seckin, MD, Charles Ascher-Walsh, MD, Susan Khalil, MD

“…The surgical simulation room contained a single Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery box trainer and video-recording station. For session #1, each participant performed 2 Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery tasks (A, peg transfer; B, intracorporeal knot tie). …”
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