Preclinical endoscopic training using a part-task simulator: learning curve assessment and determination of threshold score for advancement to clinical endoscopy
Jirapinyo P, Abidi WM, Aihara H, Zaki T, Tsay C, Imaeda AB, Thompson CC. Preclinical endoscopic training using a part-task simulator: learning curve assessment and determination of threshold score for advancement to clinical endoscopy. Surgical Endoscopy 2017, 31: 4010-4015. PMID: 28229238, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-017-5436-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSimulator scoresThreshold scoreInitial clinical casesVisual analog scaleEndoscopic procedure timeSimulator trainingClinical endoscopyPrior endoscopic experienceSession 1Physical demandsAnalog scalePatient discomfortProcedure timeEndoscopic experienceClinical casesEndoscopySimulator sessionsSession 10Endoscopic trainingScoresScore modelLearning curveFirst sessionLevel of comfortTraining sessions