TRAINING IN MINNIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY: VALIDATION OF QUIRO® VIRTUAL SYSTEM

Abstract

The incorporation of laparoscopic surgery has led to changes in the method of training. The acquisition of skills must be done out- side the surgical area through training programmes on "black box", virtual simulators and animal models. There are multiple tools for surgical skills but very little for the management of the optics of 30. Objective: Validate CHIRO® virtual system, to determine their ability to differentiate between individuals with different levels of experience. Methods: It is a comparative, cross-sectional study, based on the constructive validation of virtual training system in management of 30 ° (Chiro®) optics. We evaluated a total of 25 individuals divided into two working groups: novice group, consiSting of 13 participants; and group of experts by 12 participants. The performance of each of the participants was measured through the variables used by the virtual system Quiro® identified as: ful- crum 1, space 2, space 3 and angle 1. Results: The results were not different for Fulcrum 1 and space 2 years since they are exercises of introduction. For exercises 3 spatial and 1 angle there was difference in relation to weather and collisions (p<0.05). Conclusion: Quiro® virtual system allows to differentiate between individuals with different levels of experience in the managment of optics of 30 °, so it can be considered as a teaching instrument for the management of the same.