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Table 2 Characteristic of the 25 selected videos on laparoscopic appendectomy (ordered by number of visualizations on July 1, 2018)

From: Educational value of surgical videos on YouTube: quality assessment of laparoscopic appendectomy videos by senior surgeons vs. novice trainees

Number

Title and Link

Number of visualizations

Source

Country

Number of days online

Length (min)

Image quality

Number of comments

Number of likes

Number of dislikes

1

Acute Appendicitis - Initial Stage - Ultracision + Endoloops https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYhvRl1u4ac

418,318

Secondary hospital

Brazil

1427

6.45

Poor quality

215

1000

181

2

Laparoscopic appendicectomy (appendectomy)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljwa7FkGyhc

317,271

Tertiary hospital/academic institution

Australia

1161

8.53

Good quality

0

591

59

3

Appendectomy for ruptured appendicitis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrvOhM9euns

298,075

Commercial institution

The USA

1797

5.2

High definition

457

1941

67

4

Laparoscopic Appendicectomy for Acute Appendicitis with Appendix Mass https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw-sbEoG0Eo&frags=pl%2Cwn

143,183

Private practice

The UK

2637

14.32

Poor quality

80

211

21

5

Laparoscopic Appendectomy by Advanced Surgeons PC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8bdFYMIJvg

86,130

Tertiary hospital/academic institution

The USA

2254

4.14

Good quality

23

140

13

6

Latest treatment/ surgery for Acute Appendicitis - Laparoscopic Appnedectomy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7IbZmqhVvU

74,728

Tertiary hospital/academic institution

India

479

5.17

Poor quality

8

80

16

7

Laparoscopic Appendectomy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8RhIDOz-5U

68,464

Tertiary hospital/academic institution (SAGES)

The USA

2592

4.11

Poor quality

27

146

8

8

Laparoscopic Appendectomy - Blinddarmoperation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl7Iu37SS-s

43,165

Private practice

Germany

2222

1.34

High definition

17

64

5

9

Laparoscopic Appendectomy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYdUGSL006Q

41,733

Tertiary hospital/academic institution

The UK

1868

27.3

Good quality

3

36

8

10

Painful and Swollen Appendix Removal Surgery - Laparoscopic Appendectomy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VK7oxWd1zg

41,217

Commercial institution

India

395

4.09

Poor quality

30

107

13

11

Laparoscopic Appendectomy Surgery Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD1TM9kf7ak

35,362

Secondary hospital

India

1365

3.33

High definition

1

116

11

12

Perforated Appendicitis - Fecalith on the Base - Hook + Endoloops

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9w_6F4hzD0&frags=pl%2Cwn

34,799

Secondary hospital

Brazil

1731

13.31

Good quality

34

124

9

13

Laparoscopic Appendectomy - Monopolar Hook and Endoloops - 1080p + GoPro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmODAlhMO0k

32,823

Secondary hospital

Brazil

689

20.14

High definition

45

120

10

14

Laparoscopic Appendicectomy High Definition Video by Dr. R.K. Mishra

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwRCrcifI70

29,819

Secondary hospital

India

2174

5.21

Good quality

17

81

6

15

APPENDICITIS-Keyhole Surgery- 5 min demo (Laparoscopic Appendectomy)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP7q0tnTdDw

27,658

Tertiary hospital/academic institution

The UK

2018

5.02

Good quality

36

55

7

16

Laparoscopic Appendectomy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG-uQUSyGC8

18,195

Private practice

India

1733

7.27

High definition

5

35

9

17

How to do a laparoscopic appendicectomy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18eYVp244mQ

14,321

Tertiary hospital/academic institution

The UK

1662

6.54

Good quality

2

84

6

18

Lap. Appendectomy (unedited-08)-Recurrent appendicitis ligating the appendix with endo loop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwSLOjwHTdY

14,318

Tertiary hospital/academic institution

Bangladesh

1672

11.29

Good quality

6

15

3

19

laparoscopic appendectomy standard technique (real-time)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vfv5kE_sRo

10,261

Private practice

Russia

2281

9.41

Poor quality

1

14

1

20

Lap appendectomy - Removal of a retrocecal vermiform appedix.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O4zjJ-RKpU

10,101

Private practice

Greece

2537

6.57

Good quality

3

18

0

21

Laparoscopic appendectomy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8sUeH5M5Q0

9091

Unknown

The USA

574

5.37

High definition

7

27

0

22

Laparoscopic Appendectomy. An Improvised method.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kb0ibKl1jE

8726

Unknown

The UK

2767

5.11

Poor quality

3

9

1

23

Laparoscopic Appendectomy at The Mount Sinai Hospital

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ5U-b32jhc

7628

Tertiary hospital/academic institution

The USA

1877

2.48

High definition

2

15

5

24

Laparoscopic Appendectomy Easy Steps 6 KG Hospital Bangladesh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpkuxIaiIi8

7581

Secondary hospital

Bangladesh

2257

3.03

Poor quality

1

11

1

25

Laparoscopic Appendectomy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJT09sJKcM4

6500

Tertiary hospital/academic institution (SAGES)

The USA

1494

3.01

Poor quality

2

9

3