Cochrane · systematic review · CD006575

Virtual reality training for surgical trainees in laparoscopic surgery

Nagendran, M, Gurusamy, KS, Aggarwal, R, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2013 · Cochrane Library

Hepato-BiliaryAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
2
current version
GRADE rated
2
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Comparison

Population: surgical trainees training in laparoscopic surgery.
2 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Operating time
no estimate extracted3 studies · 49 participantsVery low
Downgraded: publication bias
Operative performance
no estimate extracted2 studies · 33 participantsVery low
Downgraded: inconsistency, publication bias