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Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies Volume 29, 2020 - Issue 4
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Review Article

The value of virtual reality simulators in hysteroscopy and training capacity: a systematic review

Salvatore Giovanni VitaleDepartment of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy; Correspondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Salvatore CarusoDepartment of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-1387-0932
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Amerigo VitaglianoDepartment of Woman and Child Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-2824-5435
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George VilosDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-2007-8791
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Luisa Maria Di GregorioDepartment of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-2216-6357
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Brunella ZizolfiDepartment of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy;
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Jan TesarikMARGen Clinic, Granada, SpainORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-4645-5804
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Antonio CianciDepartment of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-2758-3413
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Pages 185-193 | Received 15 Feb 2019, Accepted 29 Apr 2019, Published online: 06 Jun 2019
 
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Abstract

The aim of this study is to summarize evidence on the effectiveness of virtual reality simulators for experienced and novice surgeons in improving their hysteroscopic skills. Three types of hysteroscopic simulators were evaluated: Hyst Sim VR, Virtual Reality Uterine Resectoscopic Simulator, Essure Sim TM. Virtual reality simulators have been assessed to be highly relevant to reality and all surgeons attained significant improvements between their pre-test and post-test phases, independent of their previous level of experience, demonstrating more improvement among novices than experts. Available evidence supports the effectiveness of virtual simulators in increasing the diagnostic and surgical skills of gynaecologists, independent from their starting level of expertise.

Declaration of interest

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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