Development of comprehensive laparoscopic training simulator with surgical validation system

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K01355
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Medical engineering assessment
• Research Institution: Kyushu University
• Principal Investigator: Jimbo Takahiro 九州大学, 医学研究院, 共同研究員 (10650559)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 家入 里志 鹿児島大学, 医歯学域医学系, 教授 (00363359) ; 田口 智章 九州大学, 医学研究院, 教授 (20197247) ; 橋爪 誠 九州大学, 医学研究院, 教授 (90198664) ; 宗崎 良太 九州大学, 医学研究院, 講師 (10403990) ; 小幡 聡 九州大学, 大学病院, 助教 (30710975) ; 植村 宗則 九州大学, ARO次世代医療センター, 特任助教 (50636157) ; 増本 幸二 筑波大学, 医学医療系, 教授 (20343329)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 小児外科 / 内視鏡外科 / 客観的技術評価 / 網羅的疾患シミュレータ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We developed a neonatal thoracic model and an pneumoperitoneum body model of infant as a comprehensive laparoscopic training simulator. These simulator give us a lot of endoscopic surgical situations, such as neonatal diaphragmatic hernia closure, closure of esophageal hiatus, fundoplication, hepaticoenterostomy and so on. In addition, we revealed that our simulator could validate the quality of endoscopic surgical skills and differentiate between the experts and trainees. Our simulator can be used for endoscopic surgical training and preoperative simulation including suturing and discussion of port design. A training using these model provide with objective feedback will support more high quality training and mentoring for pediatric endoscopic surgery.
Our next step is to investigate the effectiveness of these simulator as a training model for pediatric surgeons and to reveal our simulator support the beginning of a learning curve for trainees using an objective feedback system.

Free Research Field

小児内視鏡外科