Author:
Cates Christopher U,Lönn Lars,Gallagher Anthony G
Abstract
IntroductionWe assessed the transfer of training (ToT) of virtual reality simulation training compared to invasive vascular experience training for carotid artery angiography (CA) for highly experienced interventionists but new to carotid procedures.MethodsProspective, randomised and blinded.SettingCatheterisation and skills laboratories in the USA.ParticipantsExperienced (mean volume=15 000 cases) interventional cardiologists (n=12) were randomised to train on virtual reality (VR) simulation to a quantitatively defined level of proficiency or to a traditional supervised in vivo patient case training.Outcome measuresThe observed performance differences in performing a CA between two matched groups were then blindly assessed using predefined metrics of performance.ResultsExperienced interventional cardiologists trained on the VR simulator performed significantly better than their equally experienced controls showing a significantly lower rate of objectively assessed intraoperative errors in CA. Performance showed 17–49% ToT from the VR to the in vivo index case.DiscussionThis is the first prospective, randomised and blinded clinical study to report that VR simulation training transfers improved procedural skills to clinical performance on live patients for experienced interventionists. This study, for the first time, demonstrates that VR simulation offers a powerful, safe and effective platform for training interventional skills for highly experienced interventionists with the greatest impact on procedural error reduction.
Subject
Health Informatics,Education,Modelling and Simulation
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