OBJECTIVE YouTube® has gained popularity as an unofficial educational resource for surgical trainees, but its content's quality and educational value remain to be evaluated. The aim of this study is to analyze the current content on these techniques for lower extremity DVT (LEDVT) on YouTube®. METHODS A search was performed on YouTube® using 13 search terms in August 2022 on a clear-cached browser. Open-access videos focusing on the surgical techniques of venous thrombolysis or thrombectomy for LEDVT were included. Quality and educational value were assessed and graded based on metrics for accountability (4 items), content (13 items), and production (9 items). RESULTS Out of 138 videos regarding LEDVT oriented towards medical professionals, only 14 met inclusion criteria. Videos ran for a median of 3.4 min (range 0.37-35.6 min) with a median of 941 views (range 106-54624). Videos scored a median of 5.5 (range 1.0-8.0) out of 11 for content, a median of 2.0 out of 6.0 (range 0.0-2.0) for accountability, and a median of 5.5 out of 9.0 (range 3.0-9.0) for production. CONCLUSION Few YouTube® videos focus on the technical aspects of DVT thrombolysis/thrombectomy, and they vary significantly in content with overall poor accountability and production quality.

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关于深静脉血栓的溶栓和血栓切除术的 YouTube® 视频的质量。

目标 YouTube® 作为外科学员的非官方教育资源而广受欢迎，但其内容质量和教育价值仍有待评估。本研究的目的是分析 YouTube® 上有关下肢 DVT (LEDVT) 技术的当前内容。方法 2022 年 8 月，在清除缓存的浏览器上使用 13 个搜索词在 YouTube® 上进行了搜索。其中包括重点关注 LEDVT 静脉溶栓或血栓切除手术技术的开放获取视频。根据责任（4 项）、内容（13 项）和产出（9 项）指标对质量和教育价值进行评估和分级。结果 在面向医疗专业人员的 138 个有关 LEDVT 的视频中，只有 14 个符合纳入标准。视频播放时长中位数为 3.4 分钟（范围 0.37-35.6 分钟），观看次数中位数为 941 次（范围 106-54624）。视频内容的中位数为 5.5 分（满分 11 分）（范围 1.0-8.0），问责制的中位数为 2.0 分（满分 6.0）（范围 0.0-2.0），制作的中位数为 5.5 分（满分 9.0）（范围 3.0-9.0） 。结论 YouTube® 视频很少关注 DVT 溶栓/血栓切除术的技术方面，而且内容差异很大，整体问责制和制作质量较差。