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| Title |
A practical 3D printed simulator for endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery to improve basic operational skills
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| Published in |
Child's Nervous System, March 2016
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00381-016-3051-0 |
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| Authors |
Guodao Wen, ZiXiang Cong, KaiDong Liu, Chao Tang, Chunyu Zhong, Liwen Li, XuJie Dai, Chiyuan Ma |
| Abstract |
We aimed to present a practical three-dimensional (3D) printed simulator to comprehensively and effectively accelerate the learning curve of endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery (EETS). The 3D printed simulator consists of three parts: (1) skull frame, (2) the nasal passage and the nasal alar of the face, and (3) a modified sella turcica. We aimed to improve three basic operational skills of surgeons: drilling, curetting, and aspirating. Eighteen neurosurgeons and five post-graduates were recruited and consented for the training. For trainees, (1) as the training progressed, the scores increased gradually, (2) a significant increase in the average scores was observed in the tenth training compared to the first training, and (3) there is a significant decrease in trainee variability in the shortening of the gap. The 18 neurosurgeons were divided into three groups: experts, assistants, and observers. For all three basic operations, (1) the average score of experts was obviously higher than that of the assistants, observers, and trainees' tenth training and (2) the average scores of assistants and observers were obviously higher than that of trainees' first training. A significant high in the average score between the assistants and the observers was seen for aspirating, but not for drilling or curetting. For curetting and aspirating, the tenth training average score of trainees was obviously higher than that of assistants and observers. This 3D printed simulator allows different endoscopic basic operations to be simulated and improves the EETS techniques of surgeons. We believed it to be a practical, simple, and low-cost simulator. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 50% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 57 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 18% |
| Researcher | 8 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 11% |
| Other | 4 | 7% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 7% |
| Other | 11 | 19% |
| Unknown | 14 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 28 | 49% |
| Engineering | 3 | 5% |
| Neuroscience | 2 | 4% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 2% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 4 | 7% |
| Unknown | 18 | 32% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 March 2016.
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#18,449,393
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Outputs from Child's Nervous System
#1,429
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#218,992
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#20
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