LappClinic: Unveiling the Impact of Residents’ Surgical Video Analysis and Simulation Training on Skill Development in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy – A National Multi-Center Study

Diego Sanhueza R, Cristian Jarry T, Maria Elena Vial B, Sofia Abedrapo L, Enrique Cruz M, Matías Aguilera, Gabriel Escalona, Felipe Silva, Martin Inzunza, Caterina Contreras, Javier Vela, Julian Varas C, Division of Surgery, Facultad de Medicina, Experimental Surgery and Simulation Center, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, UC-Christus Health Network, Department of Digestive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, UC-Christus Health Network

Surgical Innovation

Published online on July 24, 2026

Abstract

Surgical Innovation, Ahead of Print.
BackgroundQuality feedback is essential to surgical learning. Simulation training accelerates skill acquisition, and video-based assessment (VBA) offers proven educational benefits. However, evidence of their combined effect in real surgical cases is ...