External Ventricular Drain Training in Medical Students Improves Procedural Accuracy and Attitudes Toward Virtual Reality.

Christina P Rossitto¹, Ian C Odland², Holly Oemke², Danna Cruz³, Roshini Kalagara², Alexander J Schupper², Trevor Hardigan², Brandon D Philbrick², Braxton R Schuldt², Margaret H Downes², Vikram Vasan², Alex Devarajan², Muhammad Ali², Joshua B Bederson², Christopher P Kellner²

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA. Electronic address: christina.rossitto@icahn.mssm.edu.

²Department of Neurosurgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.

³Surgical Theater, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Neurosurgery residents face a learning curve at the beginning of residency. Virtual reality (VR) training may alleviate challenges through an accessible, reusable, anatomical model. METHODS: Medical students performed external ventricular drain placements in VR to characterize the learning curve from novice to proficient. Distance from catheter to foramen of Monro and location with res…

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