FUSE Certification Enhances Performance on a Virtual Computer Based Simulator for Dispersive Electrode Placement

摘要

BackgroundThe Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) has developed the Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy (FUSE) didactic curriculum in order to further understanding of the safe use of surgical energy. The Virtual Electrosurgical Skill Trainer (VEST) is being developed as a complementary simulation-based curriculum, with several modules already existing. Subsequently, a new VEST module has been developed about dispersive electrode placement. The purpose of this study is to assess knowledge about dispersive electrode placement in surgeons and surgical trainees in addition to describing a new VEST module.