Cochrane · systematic review · CD010198
Virtual reality training for improving the skills needed for performing surgery of the ear, nose or throat
Piromchai, P, Avery, A, Laopaiboon, M, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library
ENTAMSTAR 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
6
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 33.3%Low 4 · 66.7%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
Virtual reality endoscopic sinus surgery training compared to conventional training for surgical trainees to improve their performance in the operating theatre
Population: surgical trainees
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Psychomotor score Performance rating scale Scale from: 0 to 10 Virtual reality endoscopic sinus surgery training vs conventional training | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 29 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Procedural score Time to completion of task Virtual reality endoscopic sinus surgery training vs conventional training | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 25 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Virtual reality temporal bone dissection training compared to cadaveric temporal bone dissection training for surgical trainees to improve their performance in a controlled environment
Population: surgical trainees
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
End‐product score Welling scale Scale from: 0 to 3.5 Virtual reality temporal bone dissection training vs cadaveric temporal bone dissection training | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 65 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Virtual reality temporal bone dissection training compared to conventional training for medical students to improve their performance in a controlled environment
Population: medical students
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Procedural score Technical step binary scale Virtual reality temporal bone dissection training vs conventional training | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 40 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
End‐product score Modified Welling scale Virtual reality temporal bone dissection training vs conventional training | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 40 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Virtual reality endoscopic sinus surgery training compared to conventional training for medical students to improve their performance in a controlled environment
Population: medical students
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Anatomy score Anatomy identification test Scale from: 0 to 10 Virtual reality endoscopic sinus surgery training vs conventional training | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 17 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |