Video Analysis of Otologic Instrument Movement During Resident Mastoidectomies

Objective 

To measure surgical instrument movement during resident mastoidectomies and identify metrics that correlate with experience.

Study Design 

Retrospective case series.

Setting 

Tertiary care center.

Subjects 

Ten postgraduate year (PGY) 2, 6 PGY3, 7 PGY4, and 19 PGY5 recordings of mastoidectomy performed by otolaryngology residents.

Interventions 

One-minute intraoperative recordings of mastoidectomies performed during cochlear implantation were collected. Drill and suction-irrigator motion were analyzed with sports motion tracking software.

Main Outcome Measures 

Mean instrument speed, angle, and angular velocity were calculated. Mann-Whitney U tests compared mean instrument metrics between PGY levels. Change in drill speed for seven residents between their PGY2 to PGY5 years was individually analyzed.

Results 

Mean drill speed was significantly greater for PGY5 residents compared with PGY2s (2.9 versus 1.8 cm/s, p = 0.001). Compared with PGY2 residents, suction speed was greater as a PGY5 (1.2 versus 0.9 cm/s; p = 0.201) and significantly greater as a PGY4 (1.5 versus 0.9 cm/s, p = 0.039). Of the seven residents individually analyzed, group mean drill speed increased by 0.4 cm/s, yearly.

Conclusions 

Drill and suction-irrigator movement during the second minute of drilling of a cortical mastoidectomy seems to increase with resident level. Objective video analysis is a potential adjunct for differentiating novices from more experienced surgeons and monitoring surgical skills progress.

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