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Paolo Mannella
University of Pisa
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Objective
creation of an assessment scale to evaluate technical skills of the operators during the obstetrical device application for operative vaginal delivery, named kiwi-cup
Methods
35 residents in obstetrics and gynecology of the University of Pisa, Italy were recruited and evaluated with an assessment scale on technical skills from 0 to 55 points. They performed various operative vaginal delivery simulations with kiwi-cup and were evaluated at time 0 by a tutor. After 8 weeks, simulation training was repeated and trainees were re-evaluated by the same tutor.
Results
after 8 weeks from the first simulation session, trainees have been shown to increase technical skills (46.27 ± 4.6 with p-value <0.0001), the successful application rate (85.71% with p-value 0.0161).) and to reduce the time to complete the procedure (86.2 ± 29.9 sec with p-value <0.0001)
Conclusion
simulation training on operational vaginal delivery significantly increases technical skills, improves successful rate, and reduces the time taken to complete the procedure.
Clinical trial registration
not applicable
Keywords
Vacuum-Assisted, kiwi-cup, gynecology, obstetrics
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Research Article
Paolo Mannella
University of Pisa
Corresponding Author
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Complete author information
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Peer Review Timeline
CURRENT STATUS: Under Review
Version 1
Posted 28 Dec, 2020
No community comments so far
Editorial decision: Major revision
On 26 Mar, 2021
Reviews received
Received 27 Jan, 2021
Reviewers agreed
On 16 Jan, 2021
Reviewers agreed
On 07 Jan, 2021
Reviewers invited
Invitations sent on 23 Dec, 2020
Editor assigned
On 23 Dec, 2020
Editor invited
On 22 Dec, 2020
Submission checks complete
On 22 Dec, 2020
First submitted
On 04 Dec, 2020
Metrics
Comments: 0
PDF Downloads: ...
HTML Views: ...
Subject Areas
Maternal & Fetal Medicine
License:
This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License. Read Full License
Objective
creation of an assessment scale to evaluate technical skills of the operators during the obstetrical device application for operative vaginal delivery, named kiwi-cup
Methods
35 residents in obstetrics and gynecology of the University of Pisa, Italy were recruited and evaluated with an assessment scale on technical skills from 0 to 55 points. They performed various operative vaginal delivery simulations with kiwi-cup and were evaluated at time 0 by a tutor. After 8 weeks, simulation training was repeated and trainees were re-evaluated by the same tutor.
Results
after 8 weeks from the first simulation session, trainees have been shown to increase technical skills (46.27 ± 4.6 with p-value <0.0001), the successful application rate (85.71% with p-value 0.0161).) and to reduce the time to complete the procedure (86.2 ± 29.9 sec with p-value <0.0001)
Conclusion
simulation training on operational vaginal delivery significantly increases technical skills, improves successful rate, and reduces the time taken to complete the procedure.
Clinical trial registration
not applicable
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