| ICSAD | Imperial College Surgical Assessment Device |
| OSATS | Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills |
| CONSORT | Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials |
| STROBE | Strengthening the Reporting of Observational studies in Epidemiology |
| PLA | Polylactic Acid |
| CChC | Hospital Clínico Mutual de Seguridad |
| HOSCAR | Hospital de Carabineros |
| PUC | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile |
| SFM | Specific Fault Measurement |
| GRS | Global Rating Scale |
| SD | Standard Deviation |