Saweet! Docs Who Are Console Jockeys Make the Best Surgeons

According to a recent study, surgeons who play video games are more adept at certain operations, particularly laproscopic surgeries, which are performed using cameras and television screens to see the work being performed.

CHICAGO, Illinois (Reuters) -- Playing video games appears to help surgeons with skills that truly count: how well they operate using a precise technique, a study said Monday.

There was a strong correlation between video game skills and a surgeon's capabilities performing laparoscopic surgery in the study published in the February issue of Archives of Surgery.

Laparoscopy and related surgeries involve manipulating instruments through a small incision or body opening where the surgeon's movements are guided by watching a television screen.

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