What are the nontechnical skills required of laparoscopic surgeons?

Research Project

Project/Area Number	16K19173
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Medical sociology
Research Institution	Hiroshima University
Principal Investigator	Hattori Minoru 広島大学, 医歯薬保健学研究科(医), 助教 (10584683)
Project Period (FY)	2016-04-01 – 2018-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000) Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000) Fiscal Year 2016: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Keywords	内視鏡外科手術 / 空間認知能力 / ノンテクニカルスキル / HUESAD / 内視鏡下手術 / 医学教育
Outline of Final Research Achievements	Laparoscopic surgery has various benefits for the patient, including cosmetic advantages, post-surgery pain reduction, a shorter time spent in a hospital, and as a result, a quicker return to society. However, laparoscopic surgery requires a different set of skills to open surgery. Training and education systems for laparoscopic surgery are necessary to ensure safety and high-quality operation. We demonstrated that the relationship between laparoscopic surgical operation and spatial cognitive ability.However, a training curriculum for improving the spatial cognitive ability necessary for laparoscopic surgery has not been established. Therefore, we demonstrated that surgical training programs could use simple paper-based spatial training instead of more expensive materials to enhance certain aspects of laparoscopic surgical performance of trainees.