The utilisation, application, and quality of videos of clinical interventions in peer-reviewed literature: a scoping review
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Journal Article
Abstract
Background: Videos of clinical interventions (VoCIs) demonstrating surgical and interventional procedures have become a mainstay in clinical practice and peer-reviewed academic literature. Despite the widespread availability of VoCI in the literature, there remain no established guidelines regarding the reporting of VoCI. We undertook a scoping review to investigate the current utilisation, application, and quality in VoCI reporting. Summary: A comprehensive literature search of Medline, Embase, Emcare, and CINAHL databases was performed to retrieve articles presenting VoCI, from January 2020 to December 2023. A customised data extraction tool assessed video characteristics (e.g., case presentation, outcomes), utility (e.g., target audience, reproducibility of procedure), and quality (subjective and objective). A total of 624 VoCIs were included (mean length 06:06), with over 62 h of VoCI reviewed. The most common VoCI perspectives were endoscopic (n = 153; 25%) and laparoscopic (n = 140; 22%). The clinical background and outcomes were described in 480 (76.9%) and 403 cases (64.6%), respectively, with disclosures (n = 23; 3.8%) rarely presented. VoCI primarily targeted trainees (n = 547; 87.7%) with most videos providing technical guidance (n = 394; 63.1%). In total, 248 videos (40%) were rated as medium or low quality on subjective assessment. Key Messages: There are significant heterogeneity and notably poor-quality control in VoCI reporting in peer-reviewed literature resulting in the omission of critical procedural steps and suboptimal visual quality. VoCI reporting guidelines are therefore urgently required to provide a set of minimum items that should be reported by clinicians when uploading VoCI.
Date Issued
2025-01-01
Date Acceptance
2025-02-05
Citation
European Surgical Research, 2025, 66 (1), pp.18-31
ISSN
1421-9921
Publisher
Karger Publishers
Start Page
18
End Page
31
Journal / Book Title
European Surgical Research
Volume
66
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
© 2025 The Author(s). Published by S. Karger AG, Basel. This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY) (http://www.karger.com/Services/ OpenAccessLicense). Usage, derivative works and distribution are permitted provided that proper credit is given to the author and the original publisher
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Identifier
10.1159/000545224
Subjects
SPRINT (Standards for Presenting and Reporting clinical InterveNtions Televisually)
Humans
Peer Review
Video Recording
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2025-03-20