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Head-to-Head Comparison of Three Virtual-Reality Robotic Surgery Simulators
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: There are several different commercially available virtual-reality robotic simulators, but very little comparative data. We compared the face and content validity of 3 robotic surgery simulators and their pricing and availability. METHODS: Fifteen participants completed on...
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Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5863693/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29618918 http://dx.doi.org/10.4293/JSLS.2017.00081 |
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author | Hertz, Alexandria M. George, Evalyn I. Vaccaro, Christine M. Brand, Timothy C. |
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description | BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: There are several different commercially available virtual-reality robotic simulators, but very little comparative data. We compared the face and content validity of 3 robotic surgery simulators and their pricing and availability. METHODS: Fifteen participants completed one task on each of the following: dV-Trainer (dVT; Mimic Technologies, Inc., Seattle, Washington, USA), da Vinci Skills Simulator (dVSS; Intuitive Surgical Inc., Sunnyvale, California, USA), and RobotiX Mentor (RM; 3D Systems, Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA). Participants completed previously validated face and content validity questionnaires and a demographics questionnaire. Statistical analysis was then performed on the scores. RESULTS: Participants had a mean age of 29.6 (range, 25–41) years. Most were surgical trainees, having performed a mean of 8.6 robotic primary surgeries. For face validity, ANOVA showed a significant difference favoring the dVSS over the dVT (P = .001), and no significant difference between the RM, dVSS, and dVT. Content validity revealed similar results, with a significant difference between the dVSS and dVT (P = .021), a trend toward a difference between the RM and dVT (P = .092), and no difference between the dVSS and RM (P = .99). CONCLUSION: All simulators demonstrated evidence of face and content validity, with significantly higher scores for the dVSS; it is also the least costly ($80,000 for the simulator), although it is frequently unavailable because of intra-operative use. The dVT and RM have similar face and content validity, are slightly more expensive, and are readily available. |
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spelling | pubmed-58636932018-04-04 Head-to-Head Comparison of Three Virtual-Reality Robotic Surgery Simulators Hertz, Alexandria M. George, Evalyn I. Vaccaro, Christine M. Brand, Timothy C. JSLS Scientific Paper BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: There are several different commercially available virtual-reality robotic simulators, but very little comparative data. We compared the face and content validity of 3 robotic surgery simulators and their pricing and availability. METHODS: Fifteen participants completed one task on each of the following: dV-Trainer (dVT; Mimic Technologies, Inc., Seattle, Washington, USA), da Vinci Skills Simulator (dVSS; Intuitive Surgical Inc., Sunnyvale, California, USA), and RobotiX Mentor (RM; 3D Systems, Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA). Participants completed previously validated face and content validity questionnaires and a demographics questionnaire. Statistical analysis was then performed on the scores. RESULTS: Participants had a mean age of 29.6 (range, 25–41) years. Most were surgical trainees, having performed a mean of 8.6 robotic primary surgeries. For face validity, ANOVA showed a significant difference favoring the dVSS over the dVT (P = .001), and no significant difference between the RM, dVSS, and dVT. Content validity revealed similar results, with a significant difference between the dVSS and dVT (P = .021), a trend toward a difference between the RM and dVT (P = .092), and no difference between the dVSS and RM (P = .99). CONCLUSION: All simulators demonstrated evidence of face and content validity, with significantly higher scores for the dVSS; it is also the least costly ($80,000 for the simulator), although it is frequently unavailable because of intra-operative use. The dVT and RM have similar face and content validity, are slightly more expensive, and are readily available. Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 2018 /pmc/articles/PMC5863693/ /pubmed/29618918 http://dx.doi.org/10.4293/JSLS.2017.00081 Text en © 2018 by JSLS, Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/), which permits for noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not altered in any way. |
spellingShingle | Scientific Paper Hertz, Alexandria M. George, Evalyn I. Vaccaro, Christine M. Brand, Timothy C. Head-to-Head Comparison of Three Virtual-Reality Robotic Surgery Simulators |
title | Head-to-Head Comparison of Three Virtual-Reality Robotic Surgery Simulators |
title_full | Head-to-Head Comparison of Three Virtual-Reality Robotic Surgery Simulators |
title_fullStr | Head-to-Head Comparison of Three Virtual-Reality Robotic Surgery Simulators |
title_full_unstemmed | Head-to-Head Comparison of Three Virtual-Reality Robotic Surgery Simulators |
title_short | Head-to-Head Comparison of Three Virtual-Reality Robotic Surgery Simulators |
title_sort | head-to-head comparison of three virtual-reality robotic surgery simulators |
topic | Scientific Paper |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5863693/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29618918 http://dx.doi.org/10.4293/JSLS.2017.00081 |
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