Virtual technology as a tool for learning fiberoptic bronchoscopy. ORSIM simulator evaluation

Abstract

Today, the technological revolution and the wide range of new video laryngoscopes and supraglottic devices coming onto the market is such that, in the last decade, the use of fiberoptic bronchoscope has decreased dramatically. The immediate consequence associated with this fact has been a detriment to the learning and handling of this device, which has led to the development of virtual reality simulators that try to compensate for this change by allowing the acquisition of the necessary skills to use it. The obvious and logical consequence has been the growing alarm bell about the validity and reliability of these simulators, which has motivated the authors of the article that we present to try to resolve these doubts about the ORSIM simulator.