In recent years, many efforts have been made to reduce the trauma of surgical access further by the use of single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS). The Ergo-Lap (ergonomic laparoscopic) simulator was taken to the 20th International Congress of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) in 2012 in Brussels, Belgium. During the congress, the simulator was assessed by 13 general surgeons with different SILS experience using a standardized questionnaire to determine the usability of the Ergo-Lap simulator training for basic SILS skills. Eleven of the 13 participants rated the simulator as an attractive simulator (attractive here means arousing interest of the trainees). For the aspects of training in an ergonomic way, 12 of 13 participants rated it as good to excellent because the work space and task panel location can be adjusted according to the length of instruments. Also, 92% (12 of 13) thought the Ergo-Lap simulator was useful for practicing basic SPLS skills. And 85% (11 of 13) thought it was very easy to use. For SILS skills training, this in~xpensive and portable Ergo-Lap simulator offers a feasible training opportunity to help trainees practice their SILS skills under ergonomic conditions.
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In recent years, many efforts have been made to reduce the trauma of surgical access further by the use of single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS). The Ergo-Lap (ergonomic laparoscopic) simulator was taken to the 20th International Congress of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) in 2012 in Brussels, Belgium. During the congress, the simulator was assessed by 13 general surgeons with different SILS experience using a standardized questionnaire to determine the usability of the Ergo-Lap simulator training for basic SILS skills.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFace, content, and construct validity of a novel portable ergonomic simulator for basic laparoscopic skills.
J Surg Educ
October 2014
Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands; Department of Neuroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Objective: Laparoscopic skills can be improved effectively through laparoscopic simulation. The purpose of this study was to verify the face and content validity of a new portable Ergonomic Laparoscopic Skills simulator (Ergo-Lap simulator) and assess the construct validity of the Ergo-Lap simulator in 4 basic skills tasks.
Design: Four tasks were evaluated: 2 different translocation exercises (a basic bimanual exercise and a challenging single-handed exercise), an exercise involving tissue manipulation under tension, and a needle-handling exercise.
A newly designed portable ergonomic laparoscopic skills Ergo-Lap simulator.
Minim Invasive Ther Allied Technol
December 2013
Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft , The Netherlands.
Objective: The cost of laparoscopic simulators restricts the wide use of simulation for training of basic psychomotor skills. This paper describes the scientifically-based development of an inexpensive and portable Ergonomic Laparoscopic Skills (Ergo-Lap) simulator with multiple tasks.
Material And Methods: The design of this Ergo-Lap simulator and related training task panel was based on scientific research regarding the representative skills and the ergonomic guidelines for laparoscopic surgery.
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