Novel Virtual Reality Simulator for Cleft Palate Surgery Training: An Assessment of Educational Feasibility and Traction Among Plastic Surgery Residents

作者：Leya Groysman, Matteo Laspro, Allison L. Diaz, Gregory Dorsainville, Aaron Oliker, Anne Jurmu Arnold, Liliana Camison, Roberto L. Flores · 发表于：The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.1177/10556656251328789 · 被引用次数：8 · 研究领域：Surgical Simulation and Training、Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare、Anatomy and Medical Technology

Objective To evaluate learners’ acceptance of multiuser virtual reality (VR) simulation platform while practicing the Furlow repair technique for cleft palate reconstruction. Design Nonrandomized with pre- and postsurveys. Setting Tertiary care institution's Department of Surgery September 2023 through August 2024. Participants Twenty plastic surgery residents from level PGY1 to PGY6 from a single institution. Interventions Multiuser Meta Quest 2 VR simulation-based workshop with an expert surgeon demonstrating a Furlow cleft palate repair. Feedback included audio and visual. Main outcome measures Learner confidence in using VR as a tool for surgical education, understanding of the Furlow technique, and opinion regarding the incorporation of VR into surgical and medical education. Satisfaction as measured by the Student Evaluation of Educational Quality questionnaire survey with a 5-point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree). Results 20 residents participated in this study, of which 65% had previously participated in a cleft palate repair and 40% had used VR. After the simulation, trainees’ confidence in using VR as a tool for surgical education, understanding of the Furlow technique, and opinion regarding the incorporation of VR into surgical and medical education significantly increased ( P < .05). Trainees found the simulation stimulating (4.85 ± 0.67), interesting (4.45 ± 0.83), clear (4.60 ± 0.82), an effective teaching tool (4.75 ± 0.44) and would ...