Gaze-based Technology as a Tool for Surgical Skills Assessment and Training in Urology
Gaze-based Technology as a Tool for Surgical Skills Assessment and Training in Urology
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DOI:
10.1016/j.urology.2017.06.030
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发表时间:
2017-09-01
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2.1
通讯作者:
Di Stasi, Leandro L.
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作者:
Diaz-Piedra, Carolina;Sanchez-Carrion, Jose M.;Di Stasi, Leandro L.
OBJECTIVE To assess the sensitivity of gaze-based metrics in detecting cognitive demands imposed by surgical procedures. We analyzed urologists' gaze entropy and velocity while performing 2 standardized high-fidelity simulated stone procedures with different levels of complexity.METHODS Using a wearable eye tracker device (mounted onto an eyeglass frame), we measured gaze entropy and velocity in 15 urologists, members of the Andalusian health-care system, while they performed an extraction of a stone in the bladder (low complexity) and an extraction of a stone in the lumbar ureter (high complexity). We also collected performance and subjective data.RESULTS Gaze entropy and velocity were significantly higher when surgeons performed the most complex surgical procedure: the visual exploration pattern became less stereotyped (ie, more random) and faster. Surgeons' performance and perceived task complexity differed accordingly, confirming the gaze-based results.CONCLUSION Gaze-based metrics might have great potential as objective and nonintrusive indices to assess surgeons' cognitive (over) load, potentially being a complementary assessment tool to quantify the learning curve for surgical procedures. (C) 2017 Elsevier Inc.