TY - JOUR
AU - Singh, Ameet
AB - INTRODUCTIONLaparoscopy is gaining popularity in veterinary medicine, reducing postoperative pain, recovery time, hospitalization time, and potentially, risk of surgical site infection. In spite of these benefits, laparoscopy has not become common practice in veterinary medicine, in part due to the complex technical challenges that contribute to a steep learning curve. Thus, the ability to visualize and interpret the location of objects in space (ie, visuospatial skills) and the ability to manipulate objects with skillful, coordinated hand movements (ie, manual dexterity) have become increasingly important to a surgeon's repertoire of competencies. For example, advanced visuospatial abilities are a prerequisite to accurately translate and interpret 2‐dimensional images on a monitor screen and apply them to 3‐dimensional patient anatomy. Furthermore, highly developed dexterity skills are essential to manipulate unusually long instruments, using both hands in a reduced workspace and with reduced degrees of freedom.In veterinary medicine, laparoscopic skills training occurs predominantly in the operating room on live patients and under the supervision of a veterinarian. Training opportunities are highly dependent on the number and type of cases presented, and there are ethical concerns related to learning on client‐owned animals and pets. Finally, this training model complicates the ability to provide individualized and 
TI - Investigating the impact of innate dexterity skills and visuospatial aptitude on the performance of baseline laparoscopic skills in veterinary students
JF - Veterinary Surgery
DO - 10.1111/vsu.12682
DA - 2017-11-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/investigating-the-impact-of-innate-dexterity-skills-and-visuospatial-zFcN27fjtR
SP - 1175
EP - 1186
VL - 46
IS - 8
DP - DeepDyve
ER -