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Video games improve Surgeons' skillsDela @ Feb 19, 2007 20:06 | 9 comments
33 doctors from Beth Israel Medical Center in New York participated in the study. The 9 doctors that had at some time played video games at least 3 hours per week made 37% less errors than 15 doctors who had never played video games. They also performed 27% faster and scored 42% better in a surgical skills test.
"It was surprising that past commercial video game play was such a strong predictor of advanced surgical skills," said Iowa State University psychology professor Douglas Gentile. Dr. James Rosser of Beth Israel, said, "Video games may be a practical teaching tool to help train surgeons," but the authors don't recommend that this research should be used to allow younger children and students to play games too often.
"Parents should not see this study as beneficial if their child is playing video games for over an hour a day," Gentile said. "Spending that much time playing video games is not going to help their child's chances of getting into medical school." Video games have been linked to aggressiveness, poor grades and are often used as a substitute for proper exercise.
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According to a study published in the February edition of Archives of Surgery, Surgeons who regularly play video games are generally more skilled at performing laparoscopic surgery. Laparoscopy involves controlling surgical instruments through a small incision or body opening, where the Surgeon is guided by a TV screen. The study found that regular gamers made fewer errors, performed faster and performed better in a surgical skills test.
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Comment by: jjpitt (Feb 19, 2007 20:23) Guys: Re: Whether or not video games improve the dexterity and operative skins in Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery, I can tell you, without a doubt, that statement is true. The less computer literate the surgeon is, the lower his surgical skills and dexterity are. I am a Gyn surgeon that requires extensive dexterity skills with a plethora or hi-tech equipment. "Game" skins allow me to concentrate on the surgery in very small recesses that could not possibly be reached in MACRO. I forget the equipment and concentrate on the surgery goals at hand......just like a great gamer does.
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Comment by: Thoatih12 (Feb 19, 2007 21:00) welcome to the forum! really so it does help...a better gamer makes a better surgeon thats crazy...but makes sense!! :) hahaha |
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Comment by: sinners (Feb 20, 2007 02:44) Haven't I heard this somewhere.... |
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Comment by: anubis66 (Feb 20, 2007 11:44) yeah, being an avid gamer wince my little days, i've notice the skills i learned from games i've loved over the years coming into every day situations. being driving, to shooting, to anything, playing games helped my logic out for these tasks and more. |
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Comment by: borhan9 (Feb 20, 2007 17:10) An idea came to me while reading this article. Maybe they should re-invent the Operation board game as a video game and that could also help surgeons out. |
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Comment by: Unfocused (Feb 21, 2007 03:40) I heard these same stats from the below clip:
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Comment by: anubis66 (Feb 21, 2007 11:48) i watched something like that. is it a documentary? cuz i think my dad got it from netflix. maybe it was on tv, i dont know. |
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Comment by: Z3120 (Feb 21, 2007 14:55) Wasn't there a similar study a few years ago that tested surgeons playing Super Monkey Ball - or whatever the game was - on how precise their skills were compared to the ones that didn't play before the gimmick test? Anyway, it has been somewhat proven and tested that those who did play, tended to get better scores and such compared to those that didn't. I'm glad it's gaining some ground, and when we compare this to recent studies like how fps games can imporve eye coordination, it's nice to see this is gaining a ground of its own compared to a few years ago when it was obsolete to think about such a thing. |
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Comment by: DarkMods (Feb 23, 2007 14:56) i should ask my dad, he is a doctor and plays video games |
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