This study will compare the learning outcomes between the participants undergoing stepwise training and conventional training for laparoscopic suturing.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
106
Pick up needle: 10 mins (5 mins for each hand) Control needle angle: 20 mins (10 mins for each participant) Needle drive and pull thread: 20 mins (10 mins for each participant) Make double throws: 20 mins (10 mins for each participant) Knot tying: 20 mins (10 mins for each participant) Free practice: 30 mins (15 mins for each participant)
Repeating laparoscopic suturing all over
Shuang Ho Hospital
New Taipei City, Taiwan, Taiwan
suturing time
the time to finish a standardized laparoscopic suturing knot
Time frame: From the first course to the 2nd post-course test in 2 months
Laparoscopic suturing competency assessment tool
a validated assessment tool for laparoscopic suturing. The lowest score is 8, which represents the best skill level. The high the score is, the poorer the skill level is.
Time frame: From the first course to the 2nd post-course test in 2 months
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