Hanna G B, Drew T, Clinch P, Hunter B, Shimi S, Dunkley M P, Cuschieri A
Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee, Dundee Tayside DD1 9SY, Scotland, UK.
Surg Endosc. 1996 Oct;10(10):965-9. doi: 10.1007/s004649900215.
There is little reported information on psychomotor performance in relation to minimal access surgery (MAS).
A microprocessor-controlled endoscopic psychomotor tester (the Dundee Endoscopic Psychomotor Tester-DEPT) has been developed to evaluate psychomotor aspects of MAS. Experiments were conducted on 20 medical undergraduates to evaluate accuracy and reliability of the tester.
The study demonstrated a significant difference between subjects (p < 0.01). It also identified three individuals who enacted 16, 22, and 40 errors while the majority (85%) sustained less errors with a median of 4.5.
DEPT provides a standard, reproducible, objective real-time scoring system. It identifies individuals who cannot adjust to endoscopic viewing and therefore manipulate from endoscopic images.
