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Can Hisense computer-assisted surgery system (Hisense CAS) improve anatomy teaching in pediatric liver surgery?

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Abstract

Purpose

This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the Hisense computer-assisted surgery system (CAS) in teaching pediatric liver surgical anatomy.

Methods

The research subjects were residents who underwent standardized training at the Department of Pediatric Surgery at Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College from May 2022 to May 2023.

Results

The study recruited a total of 62 students, with 31 students assigned to the Hisense CAS group (12 males and 19 females) and the remaining 31 students serving as controls (Control group, 15 males and 16 females). There were no significant differences in baseline characteristics observed between the two groups. This study found that the average scores of the Hisense CAS teaching group in the liver surgery evaluations were higher than those of the control group. Specifically, the Hisense CAS group had an average score of 84.25 ± 5.70 points in the liver surgery knowledge test, 77.10 ± 8.12 points in the image reading test, and 70.58 ± 8.79 points in the surgical simulation test, while the traditional teaching group had average scores of 73.45 ± 6.12 points, 69.81 ± 6.05 points, and 66.42 ± 6.61 points, respectively; the differences between the two groups were statistically significant (P < 0.05). Furthermore, this study also found that the Hisense CAS teaching model resulted in significantly better teaching satisfaction on the part of the residents in terms of standardized teaching for physicians in pediatric liver surgical anatomy.

Conclusion

In conclusion, this study demonstrated greater satisfaction of the residents with the use of 3D reconstruction added to traditional teaching sessions and better performance during the posttraining evaluation.

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Data availability

The descriptive quantitative and qualitative data results to support the fndings of this study are included within the article. Full datasets used and analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

Abbreviations

CAS:

Computer-assisted surgery system

3D:

Three-dimensional

2D:

Two-dimensional

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Acknowledgements

We thank all the researchers who participated in this study.

Funding

This study was funded by the Anhui provincial Department of Education university research project (Grant No. 2023AH051763), Talent Introduction Fund of Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Grant No. YR202203), the Scientific Research Project of Wannan Medical College (Grant No. WK2022ZF08), the Teaching quality and teaching reform project of Wannan Medical College (Grant No. 2022xnfz09), the Applied basic research project of Science and Technology Bureau of Wuhu City (Grant No. 2023jc25). The funders had no role in the design of the study and collection, analysis, and interpretation of data and in writing the manuscript.

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  1. Jie Liu, Wenli Xiu and Aiqin Lin have contributed equally to this work and share first authorship.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China

    Jie Liu, Guangqi Duan, Nannan Jiang & Bao Wang

  2. Institute of Digital Medicine and Computer-Assisted Surgery of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, No. 308, Ningxia Road, Shinan District, Qingdao, 266071, Shandong, China

    Jie Liu, Wenli Xiu, Feifei Wang, Qian Dong & Nan Xia

  3. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, No. 16, Jiangsu Road, Shinan District, Qingdao, 266000, Shandong, China

    Wenli Xiu, Feifei Wang & Qian Dong

  4. Department of Medical Biology of Wannan Medical College, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, 241002, China

    Aiqin Lin

  5. Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digital Medicine and Computer-Assisted Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266000, Shandong, China

    Feifei Wang & Nan Xia

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All authors have approved the final version of the manuscript. JL, WX, and AL contributed equally to this paper. JL, NX, and QD designed the research, analyzed the data, and wrote the manuscript; GD, NJ, FW, and BW analyzed and interpreted the data, JL, NX, FW, and QD designed the research, analyzed the data, and corrected the manuscript. All authors contributed to the article and approved the submitted version.

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All procedures performed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional Scientifc Committee (IRB) and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments. This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Yijishan Hospital, Wannan Medical College (No. LLSC-2022-065), and written consent was obtained from the parents of the children.

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Liu, J., Xiu, W., Lin, A. et al. Can Hisense computer-assisted surgery system (Hisense CAS) improve anatomy teaching in pediatric liver surgery?. Surg Radiol Anat 46, 117–124 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-023-03277-7

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