Skip to main content

Advertisement

SpringerLink
Log in

Is Youtube a potential training source for total extraperitoneal laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair?

  • Published:
Surgical Endoscopy Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Background

The aim of this study is to evaluate the quality of the most commonly viewed total extraperitoneal laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (TEP) videos on Youtube, which is the largest social and medical media broadcasting service, concerning educational purposes.

Method

A search with the keyword “total extraperitoneal laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair” was performed on Youtube. The first 120 videos among the search results were downloaded and 55 of them were included in the study. A scoring system developed by the authors according to the recent literature was utilized for evaluation of the videos. Video demographics were evaluated for the quality and upload source.

Results

Among the enrolled videos, video quality was rated as good in 13 (23.6%), as moderate in 22 (40%), and as poor in 20 (36.4%). Video length, presence of narration, number of likes, and comments were significantly higher in the good group. Upload source was an academic center in 14 (25.5%), a community hospital in 22 (40.0%), and a physician in 19 (34.5%). The mean video score of the academic center group (8 ± 4.095) and community hospital group (8.64 ± 3.259) was significantly higher than the physician group (5.47 ± 2.632) (p = 0.010). Video quality was not correlated with total views or views per day.

Conclusion

Total extraperitoneal laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair procedure videos uploaded to Youtube demonstrate considerable heterogeneity in terms of educational quality and the number of good quality videos is significantly low. This heterogeneity is attributed to the lack of peer review process for the evaluation of educational quality of the videos. Therefore, a physician intending to learn and practice a surgical procedure properly (TEP repair in this situation) should not consider a broadcasting service without a peer review process as a reliable training source.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Stein S, Stulberg J, Champagne B (2012) Learning laparoscopic colectomy during colorectal residency: what does it take and how are we doing? Surg Endosc 26(2):488–492

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. Bass BL (2006) Matching training to practice: the next step. Ann Surg 243(4):436–438

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Pugh CM, Darosa DA, Bell RH Jr (2010) Residents' self-reported learning needs for intraoperative knowledge: are we missing the bar? Am J Surg 199(4):562–565

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. The Royal College of Surgeons of England, I.W.T.R.T. (2014) The ımplementation of the working time directive, and ıts impact on the NHS and health professionals. The Royal College of Surgeons of England, London

    Google Scholar 

  5. Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (2019) Common Program Requirements (Residency). https://www.acgme.org/Portals/0/PFAssets/ProgramRequirements/140_InternalMedicine_2019.pdf

  6. Gurusamy KS et al (2009) Virtual reality training for surgical trainees in laparoscopic surgery. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD006575.pub2

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  7. Scott DJ et al (2000) Laparoscopic training on bench models: better and more cost effective than operating room experience? J Am Coll Surg 191(3):272–283

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  8. Samia H et al (2013) Simulation and its role in training. Clin Colon Rectal Surg 26(1):47–55

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. Carter J, Duh QY (2011) Laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernias. World J Surg 35(7):1519–1525

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. Rapp AK et al (2016) YouTube is the most frequently used educational video source for surgical preparation. J Surg Educ 73(6):1072–1076

    Article  Google Scholar 

  11. iProspect Search Engine User Behaviour Study (2006). http://district4.extension.ifas.ufl.edu/Tech/TechPubs/WhitePaper_2006_SearchEngineUserBehavior.pdf

  12. Esen E et al (2019) YouTube english videos as a source of information on breast self-examination. Breast Cancer Res Treat 173(3):629–635

    Article  Google Scholar 

  13. Singh AG, Singh S, Singh PP (2012) YouTube for information on rheumatoid arthritis–a wakeup call? J Rheumatol 39(5):899–903

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. Bittner R et al (2011) Guidelines for laparoscopic (TAPP) and endoscopic (TEP) treatment of inguinal hernia [International Endohernia Society (IEHS)]. Surg Endosc 25(9):2773–2843

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  15. Simons MP et al (2009) European Hernia Society guidelines on the treatment of inguinal hernia in adult patients. Hernia 13(4):343–403

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  16. McKernan JB, Laws HL (1993) Laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernias using a totally extraperitoneal prosthetic approach. Surg Endosc 7(1):26–28

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  17. Bittner R et al (2015) Update of guidelines on laparoscopic (TAPP) and endoscopic (TEP) treatment of inguinal hernia (International Endohernia Society). Surg Endosc 29(2):289–321

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  18. Statistics (2018) Statistics. https://www.youtube.com/intl/en-GB/about/press/. Accessed 21 Sept 2018

  19. Celentano V et al (2018) Use of laparoscopic videos amongst surgical trainees in the United Kingdom. Surgeon 17:334

    Article  Google Scholar 

  20. Rodriguez HA et al (2018) Viewer discretion advised: is YouTube a friend or foe in surgical education? Surg Endosc 32(4):1724–1728

    Article  Google Scholar 

  21. Madathil KC et al (2015) Healthcare information on YouTube: a systematic review. Health Inform J 21(3):173–194

    Article  Google Scholar 

  22. Frongia G et al (2016) YouTube as a potential training resource for laparoscopic fundoplication. J Surg Educ 73(6):1066–1071

    Article  Google Scholar 

  23. Lee JS, Seo HS, Hong TH (2015) YouTube as a potential training method for laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Ann Surg Treat Res 89(2):92–97

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  24. Smith CD (1999) Laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair. Oper Tech General Surg 1(2):185–196

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  25. Celentano V et al (2018) LAP-VEGaS practice guidelines for reporting of educational videos in laparoscopic surgery: a joint trainers and trainees consensus statement. Ann Surg 268(6):920–926

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Funding

There is no funding information in this paper.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of General Surgery, Ministry of Health Ankara City Hospital, Üniversiteliler caddesi Bilkent bulvarı no:1, Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey

    Betül Keskinkılıç Yağız & Ali Sapmaz

  2. Department of General Surgery, Subdivision of Surgical Oncology, Ministry of Health Ankara City Hospital, Üniversiteliler caddesi Bilkent bulvarı no:1, Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey

    Metin Yalaza

Authors
  1. Betül Keskinkılıç Yağız
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Metin Yalaza
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Ali Sapmaz
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Betül Keskinkılıç Yağız.

Ethics declarations

Disclosures

Betül Keskinkılıç Yağız, Metin Yalaza, and Ali Sapmaz have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose.

Additional information

Publisher's Note

Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Keskinkılıç Yağız, B., Yalaza, M. & Sapmaz, A. Is Youtube a potential training source for total extraperitoneal laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair?. Surg Endosc 35, 2014–2020 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-020-07596-3

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-020-07596-3

Keywords

Search

Navigation