7318Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Sheffield, UK.
7757Swansea Bay University Health Board, Swansea, UK.
Scott Med J. 2022 May;67(2):51-55. doi: 10.1177/00369330221088928. Epub 2022 Mar 24.
The coronavirus pandemic has had an indisputable impact on surgical training. The qualitative effect on the perceived confidence and capability of trainees has been widely reported. In order to fully delineate the scope of the problem, quantitative data is also required.
This cross-sectional study collected compared data on the laparoscopic skills (pre- and post-pandemic) of first-year urology residents in the United Kingdom, who attended the annual Urology Simulation Boot Camp (USBC) in 2018 and 2019 (pre-pandemic), and 2021 (post-pandemic)
Pre-pandemic group performance was significantly better in 2 out of 4 tasks (Task 3 p < 0.001) (Task 4 p = 0.003) during the practice session. During the assessment, pre-pandemic group performance was better (p = 0.017) for Task 2 and significantly faster (p = 003) for Task 4.
Our results provide evidence to support the notion that the coronavirus pandemic has had a tangible and detrimental effect on the technical skills of surgical trainees.
冠状病毒大流行对外科培训产生了不可否认的影响。受训者感知到的信心和能力的定性影响已被广泛报道。为了充分描绘问题的范围,还需要定量数据。
这项横断面研究收集了英国第一年泌尿科住院医师在 2018 年和 2019 年(大流行前)以及 2021 年(大流行后)参加年度泌尿外科模拟训练营(USBC)时的腹腔镜技能(大流行前后)的比较数据。
在练习阶段,大流行前组在 4 项任务中的 2 项(任务 3 p < 0.001)(任务 4 p = 0.003)中的表现明显更好。在评估中,大流行前组在任务 2 中的表现更好(p = 0.017),在任务 4 中的速度明显更快(p = 0.03)。
我们的结果提供了证据支持这样一种观点,即冠状病毒大流行对手术受训者的技术技能产生了切实和不利的影响。