Cochrane · systematic review · CD010479

Laparoscopic surgical box model training for surgical trainees with no prior laparoscopic experience

Nagendran, M, Toon, CD, Davidson, BR, 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
4
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 4 · 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

Box model training compared with no training or standard surgical training for trainees with no prior laparoscopic experience

Population: trainees with no prior laparoscopic experience.
4 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Time taken for task completion (seconds)
Box model training vs no training or standard surgical training
no estimate extracted7 studies · 229 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, publication bias
Error score
Box model training vs no training or standard surgical training
no estimate extracted3 studies · 69 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, publication bias
Accuracy score
Box model training vs no training or standard surgical training
no estimate extracted3 studies · 73 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, publication bias
Composite score
Box model training vs no training or standard surgical training
no estimate extracted9 studies · 321 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias