¿Es YouTube una herramienta fiable para la enseñanza de cura de hernia inguinal asistida por robot? Una revisión crítica de los recursos disponibles

Introduction

The robotic transabdominal preperitoneal approach (rTAPP) is a relatively recent technique for the treatment of inguinal hernia. To achieve optimal results, the 10 golden rules described must be followed. Surgeons in training often review vídeos to familiarize themselves with new techniques, YouTube being one of the most used platforms. The objective of this study is to carry out an evaluation of the 10 most viewed vídeos on YouTube of inguinal hernia repair by transabdominal preperitoneal approach (rTAPP) to determine if the 10 golden rules are met.

Methods

Identify and evaluate the 10 vídeos with the highest number of views related to rTAPP. Three experienced surgeons evaluated compliance with the 10 golden rules using a Likert scale. Data were analyzed in Excel (Microsoft) and plotted with Tableau (Tableau Inc.). The consistency between evaluators was determined using Cronbach's alpha, considering a value >0.7 acceptable.

Results

The average overall evaluation was 3.63 with a range of 2.6–4.9. The scores related to compliance with the rules 1, 2, 9 and 10 were satisfactory; on the other hand, rules 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 were weak, particularly rule number 7. Internal consistency was observed between raters with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.98.

Conclusions

The lack of compliance with the 10 golden rules in most of the vídeos demonstrates that the use of vídeos (YouTube) is not an adequate resource for learning robot-assisted inguinal hernia cure.