Post by leunas on Feb 20, 2007 5:31:50 GMT -5
A report in the February issue of Archives of Surgery has detailed the findings of a 2002 study that appears to show that doctors who play videogames are better at delicate Laparoscopic procedures.
The study at the Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, involved 12 surgeons and 21 surgical residents. Their games-playing skills were compared with their laparoscopic surgery skill.
The authors of the report wrote, "Surgeons who had played video games in the past for more than three hours per week made 37 percent fewer [surgical] errors were 27 percent faster and scored 42 percent better overall than surgeons who never played video games. Current video game players made 32 percent fewer errors, were 24 percent faster and scored 26 percent better overall than their non-player colleagues.”
The report adds, "Training curricula that include video games may help thin the technical interface between surgeons and screen-mediated applications, such as laparoscopic surgery. Video games may be a practical teaching tool to help train surgeons."
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The study at the Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, involved 12 surgeons and 21 surgical residents. Their games-playing skills were compared with their laparoscopic surgery skill.
The authors of the report wrote, "Surgeons who had played video games in the past for more than three hours per week made 37 percent fewer [surgical] errors were 27 percent faster and scored 42 percent better overall than surgeons who never played video games. Current video game players made 32 percent fewer errors, were 24 percent faster and scored 26 percent better overall than their non-player colleagues.”
The report adds, "Training curricula that include video games may help thin the technical interface between surgeons and screen-mediated applications, such as laparoscopic surgery. Video games may be a practical teaching tool to help train surgeons."
www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4764&Itemid=2