TY - JOUR
T1 - A methodology for objective assessment of errors
T2 - An example using an endoscopic sinus surgery simulator
AU - Satava, Richard M.
AU - Fried, Marvin P.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by Grant No. 1 R18 HS11866-01 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
PY - 2002/12
Y1 - 2002/12
N2 - A well-proven methodology (the modified Delphi method) was used to generate a first-order approximation of errors that should be measured in a virtual reality surgical simulator (the ES3). The methodology and the errors derived were crafted in such a way as to be generalizable. Although some of the error measures are specific for sinus surgery, the same type of methodology can be used for other otolaryngologic, general, and subspecialty surgical procedures. The value of this process is that it can provide a uniform framework for investigators in surgical education and training to establish error measurements in their particular procedures or disciplines and to generate data and outcomes that are comparable, inter-operable, and sharable with other investigators. Admittedly, the process is time consuming and rigorous, but it does provide a solid scientific basis to generate evidence-based data for the validation of training methods and for outcomes analysis.
AB - A well-proven methodology (the modified Delphi method) was used to generate a first-order approximation of errors that should be measured in a virtual reality surgical simulator (the ES3). The methodology and the errors derived were crafted in such a way as to be generalizable. Although some of the error measures are specific for sinus surgery, the same type of methodology can be used for other otolaryngologic, general, and subspecialty surgical procedures. The value of this process is that it can provide a uniform framework for investigators in surgical education and training to establish error measurements in their particular procedures or disciplines and to generate data and outcomes that are comparable, inter-operable, and sharable with other investigators. Admittedly, the process is time consuming and rigorous, but it does provide a solid scientific basis to generate evidence-based data for the validation of training methods and for outcomes analysis.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0030-6665(02)00090-7
DO - 10.1016/S0030-6665(02)00090-7
M3 - Review article
C2 - 12687744
AN - SCOPUS:0036905861
SN - 0030-6665
VL - 35
SP - 1289
EP - 1301
JO - Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America
JF - Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America
IS - 6
ER -