Impact of YouTube on improving clinical experience among urologists. | ||||
Medicine Updates | ||||
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 31 July 2025 PDF (851.18 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/muj.2025.393325.1232 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Mahmoud F Rohiem ![]() | ||||
1Department of Urology and Nephrology , Faculty of Medicine, Port Said University | ||||
2Department of Urology, Urology and Nephrology Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egyptminia university | ||||
3Department of urology, Minia University hospitals, Minia, Egypt | ||||
4Department of urology, Minia University hospitals, Minia, Egypt. | ||||
5Department of Urology, Urology and Nephrology Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt | ||||
6Security Forces Hospital, Makkah, Saudia Arabia | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Impact of YouTube on improving clinical experience among Urologists Introduction: The use of surgical videos in education and training is an innovative means to teach and expose learners to surgical procedures. COVID-19 pandemic limited in-person interactions and mandated virtual interviews. Many surgeons all over the world uploaded their own surgical techniques, tips and tricks and streaming interactive live discussions from operative theater through YouTube. The aim of the study is to assess the role of YouTube in improving knowledge and surgical skills among urologists in the middle east. Method: Through a designed online survey with Checklist. The survey was sent via e-mail and/or social media to urologists among various middle east countries. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software was used for descriptive statistics and statistical analysis. Results: Three hundred sixty-seven urologists accepted the enrollment.Ninety-six residents (26.2%), 139 fellows (37.9%), 121 attending (33%) and 11 unclassified (3%) urologists completed the survey. Sixty three percent (N= 230) urologists were academically affiliated, while 37 % were not (N= 64). Forty nine percent of the candidates did surgeries for the first time by learning from YouTube only (N=181). Out of 27 different surgeries; PCNL, Hypospadias surgery, Urethral stricture repair and Laparoscopic pyeloplasty were among the common surgical procedures done for the first time in 4%, 3%, 3.5%, and 3.5% respectively. Conclusion: You Tube could be recommended to improve urologists surgical skills in endourologic procedures especially PCNL, hypospadius surgery, urethral stricture repair and laparoscopic pyeloplasty. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
endourology; skills; pyeloplasty; reconstruction; urology | ||||
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