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Playing Video Games 3 Hours per Week Make Young Surgeons Perform 27% Faster and Make 37% Fewer ErrorsA new study suggests that video game play contributes to performance excellence in laparoscopic surgery. Three different video game exercises were performed, and surveys were completed to assess past experience with video games and current level of play, and each subject's level of surgical training, number of laparoscopic cases performed, and number of years in medical practice. Thirty-three residents and attending physicians participated in the research.As a result, the participants who played video games over 3 hours per week recorded 37% fewer errors and 27% faster completion. Current video game players made 32% fewer errors, performed 24% faster, and scored 26% better overall than their non playing colleagues. Regression analysis also indicated that video game skill and past video game experience are significant predictors of demonstrated laparoscopic skills.In conclusion, video game skill does correlate with laparoscopic surgical skills. Despite its bad reputation, video games may in fact be a practical teaching tool to help train surgeons.Image: Sora Khan/Unsplash​#surgery #surgeon #doctor #videogames
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