The educational quality of the critical view of safety in videos on youtube (R) versus specialized platforms: which is better? Critical view of safety in virtual resources

Introduction The surgical education has evolved by adopting the visual platforms as a resource of searching. The videos complement the visual learning of surgical techniques of trainees, residents, and surgeons. YouTube (R) is the most frequently consulted platform in the surgical field. WebSurg (R) and GIBLIB (R) are two recognized medical platforms. The Critical View of Safety (CVS) is the most important and effective method to reduce the risk of bile duct injury (BDI) in laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Reaching a satisfactory CVS is a crucial point. We evaluated the CVS of videos on WebSurg (R) and GIBLIB (R), comparing the results with those of the worldwide most popular video platform. Methods We performed a search under the term "Laparoscopic cholecystectomy" on the virtual platforms YouTube (R), GIBLIB (R), and WebSurg (R). Three evaluators reviewed the 77 selected videos using the "Sanford-Strasberg' CVS score." The inferential analysis was performed between two groups: YouTube (R) and Non-YouTube (GIBLIB (R) and WebSurg (R)). The characteristics of each video were analyzed including country of origin, type of profile, number of views, and number of Likes. Results Satisfactory CVS obtained from each of the platforms was GIBLIB (R) 40%; WebSurg (R) 44.4%; YouTube (R) 27.7%. The comparative analysis of CVS quality and CVS score for the Non-YouTube and YouTube (R) groups did not show a significant difference (p = 0.142, p = 0.377, respectively). Conclusion The videos on GIBLIB (R) and WebSurg (R) offer a higher probability of satisfactory CVS compared to YouTube (R). Nevertheless, there is no significant superiority of GIBLIB (R) and WebSurg (R) over YouTube (R).