Publications by authors named "Vera Hillemans"
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- * Participants were divided into three groups: clinical exposure only, continuous training, and continuous training with self-assessment, with advancements in suturing skills measured through pre- and post-tests.
- * Results showed all groups improved overall, but the self-assessment group initially performed better, although it did not maintain that advantage after training, suggesting that reflective practices may enhance early surgical skill development.
Background: The aim of this study is to evaluate whether the parameters 'time' and 'distance', measured by SurgTrac, correlate with the assessment of the same skills by blinded experts.
Methods: Basic open suturing tasks were executed by medical students. SurgTrac software measured objective parameters by tracking fingers.
It is difficult, time consuming and expensive to assess manual skills in open surgery. The aim of this study is to investigate the construct validity of a low-cost, easily accessible tracking technique for basic open suturing tasks. Medical master students, surgical residents, and surgeons at the Radboud University Medical Center were recruited between September 2020 until September 2021.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Simulation-based training may be used to acquire MIS skills. While mostly done in a simulation center, it is proposed that this training can be undertaken at-home as well. The aim of this study is to evaluate whether unsupervised at-home training and assessment of MIS skills is feasible and results in increased MIS skills.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAssessment of Minimally Invasive Suturing Skills: Is Instrument Tracking an Accurate Prediction?
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A
February 2023
Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) suturing demands advanced surgical skills. Therefore, it is important these skills are adequately trained and assessed. Assessment and feedback can consist of judgments and scores of expert observers or objective parameters using instrument tracking.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Skill deterioration of minimally invasive surgical (MIS) skills may be prevented by continuous training. The aim of this study is to evaluate whether unsupervised continuous at-home training of MIS skills results in better skill retention compared to no training.
Methods: Medical doctors followed a two-week interval training for two MIS tasks (precise peg transfer and interrupted suture with knot tying), ending with a baseline test.