PD6-04 STRATIFICATION OF EXPERT VS INTERMEDIATE VS NOVICE LAPAROSCOPISTS USING THE BASIC LAPAROSCOPIC UROLOGIC SURGERY (BLUS) CURRICULUM AND LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY LOGS

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You have accessJournal of UrologyTechnology & Instruments: Surgical Education & Skills Assessment I1 Apr 2014PD6-04 STRATIFICATION OF EXPERT VS INTERMEDIATE VS NOVICE LAPAROSCOPISTS USING THE BASIC LAPAROSCOPIC UROLOGIC SURGERY (BLUS) CURRICULUM AND LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY LOGS Sree Harsha Mandava, Michael Maddox, James Liu, Gregory Mitchell, Raju Thomas, and Benjamin Lee Sree Harsha MandavaSree Harsha Mandava More articles by this author , Michael MaddoxMichael Maddox More articles by this author , James LiuJames Liu More articles by this author , Gregory MitchellGregory Mitchell More articles by this author , Raju ThomasRaju Thomas More articles by this author , and Benjamin LeeBenjamin Lee More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.juro.2014.02.512AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES To assess determinants of performance with the tasks of the Basic Laparoscopic Urologic Surgery (BLUS) skills curriculum administered at a single institution. METHODS After obtaining Institutional Review Board approval; 4th year medical students, urology residents (PGY-1 to PGY-5), and attendings from one academic institution were recruited for the study. Participants were grouped by level of experience and evaluated on four different BLUS modules testing fundamental laparoscopic techniques from September 2012 to September 2013. Task Completion Time (TCTs) were compared and correlated with previous laparoscopic experience, amount of endourological training and from scores obtained through the SimuLab EDGE E simulator. RESULTS TCTs among the participants were slower and with greater incompletes in the Novice (n = 10) level group than compared to the Intermediate (n = 8) and Expert (n = 9) level groups; 218.6 +/- 52.6, 118.4 +/- 41.3 and 108.0 +/- 18.8 seconds respectively; p < 0.05. When past laparoscopic numbers of participants were compared with TCPs, a positive correlation at R2 = 0.36, signifying a relationship between number of laparoscopic cases and TCP outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Performance on the BLUS simulator during the various modules significantly correlated with the amount of laparoscopic experience. Increase in the years of experience and number of laparoscopic cases lead to faster and more accurate TCTs. © 2014FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 191Issue 4SApril 2014Page: e131 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2014MetricsAuthor Information Sree Harsha Mandava More articles by this author Michael Maddox More articles by this author James Liu More articles by this author Gregory Mitchell More articles by this author Raju Thomas More articles by this author Benjamin Lee More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement Advertisement PDF DownloadLoading ...