Guerrini Francesco, Bertolino Luca, Safa Adrian, Pittarello Matilde, Parisi Anna, Beretta Ludovica Vittoria, Zambelli Elena, Totis Francesca, Campanaro Giovanni, Pavia Lorenzo, Spena Giannantonio, Nicolosi Federico, Servadei Franco
Unit of Neurosurgery, Department of Head & Neck Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico IRCCS San Matteo, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, 20090 Milan, Italy.
Brain Sci. 2024 Jun 23;14(7):627. doi: 10.3390/brainsci14070627.
Technological advancements have been rapidly integrated within the neurosurgical education track since it is a high-risk specialty with little margin for error. Indeed, simulation and virtual reality during training can improve surgical performance and technical skills. Our study aims to investigate the impact of neurosurgical technology-based simulation activities on medical students.
The "Suturing Mission-The Symposium" was a three-day event held at Humanitas University. Participants had access to live-streamed conferences held by worldwide experts in several fields of neurosurgery and practical simulations of dura mater sutures, microvascular anastomosis, and augmented reality neurosurgical approaches. An anonymous survey was conducted at the beginning and end of the event.
141 medical students with a mean age of 21 participated. After the course, 110 participants (77.5%) showed interest in pursuing a surgical path, with a great prevalence in those who had planned to have a surgical career before the event (88.7% vs. 41.4%, < 0.001). Participants were also asked about their comfort levels while handling surgical instruments, and a good outcome was reached in 72.7% of participants, with a significant difference between those who had previously attended a suture course (87.8% vs. 66.3%, = 0.012).
Training sessions on surgical simulators were effective in increasing participants' interest in pursuing a surgical path, improving their understanding of postgraduate orientation, and boosting their confidence with surgical instruments.
由于神经外科是一个高风险专业，容错空间极小，技术进步已迅速融入神经外科教育领域。事实上，培训期间的模拟和虚拟现实可以提高手术表现和技术技能。我们的研究旨在调查基于神经外科技术的模拟活动对医学生的影响。
“缝合任务——研讨会”是在胡米塔斯大学举办的为期三天的活动。参与者可以观看神经外科多个领域的全球专家举办的直播会议，以及硬脑膜缝合、微血管吻合和增强现实神经外科手术方法的实践模拟。在活动开始和结束时进行了一项匿名调查。
141名医学生参与其中，平均年龄为21岁。课程结束后，110名参与者（77.5%）表示有兴趣从事外科手术领域的工作，在活动前就计划从事外科职业的参与者中这一比例更高（88.7%对41.4%，<0.001）。参与者还被问及他们操作手术器械时的舒适度，72.7%的参与者取得了良好的效果，之前参加过缝合课程的参与者与未参加过的参与者之间存在显著差异（87.8%对66.3%，=0.012）。
手术模拟器培训课程有效地提高了参与者对从事外科手术领域工作的兴趣，增进了他们对研究生方向的理解，并增强了他们使用手术器械的信心。
