whether the choice is microsoft Xbox, Sony Playstation 3 or Nitendo Wii, joining the kids for regular gaming sessioan apperrs to increase laparoscopic surger skliss, assessed via a simulated surgery coury courese.
researcher from beth israel medical center in new york established that the top one - thrid of sugeons with superior vidwo gaming sklills ware less likely to comit errors while performing laparoscopic surgery. they were also faster than the bottom one-third. [Arch Surgery 2007;142:181-6]
surgeons with superior skills made 47% fewer errors, compliceted procedures 39% faster earned a 41 % superior overall score.
Dr. James C Rosser Jr led his colleagues on an assessment of 33 surgeons : 21 resident and 12 attending based on the rosser top gun laparoscopic sklils and auturing program.
in comprasion with non players, current players ware 24 % faster, coomiteed 32% fewer erros and had 26 % higer overall score.
Rosser Jr concluded thet video games would be a valuable teaching tool, adding "traning curicula that include video games may help thim the technical interface between sugeons and screen mediated application, such as laparoscop surgery.
Original Articel from Medical Tribune 04|2007
