Cochrane · systematic review · CD010478

Laparoscopic surgical box model training for surgical trainees with limited prior laparoscopic experience

Gurusamy, KS, Nagendran, M, Toon, CD, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2014 · 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
5
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 60%Low 2 · 40%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

Supplementary box model training compared with standard training for surgical trainees with limited prior laparoscopic experience

Population: surgical trainees with limited prior laparoscopic experience
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Mortality
Supplementary box model training vs standard training
no estimate extracted3 studies · 168 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Morbidity
Supplementary box model training vs standard training
no estimate extracted3 studies · 168 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Operating time
Supplementary box model training vs standard training
no estimate extracted1 study · 50 participantsLow
Proportion with day surgery
Supplementary box model training vs standard training
no estimate extracted1 study · 50 participantsLow
Operating performance
Supplementary box model training vs standard training
no estimate extracted7 studies · 249 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias