Validation of the Simulator for Testing and Rating Endovascular SkillS (STRESS)-machine in a setting of competence testing
| Autor: | Berger, P., Willems, M. C. M., Vliet, J. A., Kool, L. J. Schultze, Bergqvist, D., Jan Blankensteijn |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Surgery, ICaR - Ischemia and repair |
| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 51(2), 253-256. Edizioni Minerva Medica S.p.A. Berger, P, Willems, M C M, Vliet, J A, Kool, L J S, Bergqvist, D & Blankensteijn, J D 2010, ' Validation of the Simulator for Testing and Rating Endovascular SkillS (STRESS)-machine in a setting of competence testing ', Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, vol. 51, no. 2, pp. 253-256 . Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 51, 253-6 ResearcherID Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 51, 2, pp. 253-6 |
| ISSN: | 0021-9509 |
| Popis: | Item does not contain fulltext AIM: Endovascular skills are an integral part of modern-day vascular surgery. The STRESS machine has been developed to test these skills in vascular surgeons. This study aims to define an optimal pass/fail cutoff value for the STRESS test score. METHODS: The STRESS machine consists of a dry glass model of the abdominal aorta and its tributaries with various stenotic lesions, elongations, and tortuosities. A camera and computer software are used to simulate plain fluoroscopy-mode. The test subjects are given two assignments after which two reviewers use a combination of the ICEPS and MRS to produce the final total score; 43 subjects were tested. According to previous endovascular experience, subjects were classified into four groups: novice-low (no experience, less than 11 performed procedures, less than 50 assisted procedures), novice-high (11-25 performed procedures, more than 50 assisted procedures), intermediate (1-10 performed and >11-25 assisted procedures, 11-25 performed and >1-10 assisted procedures or 25-50 performed procedures) and advanced (more than 50 performed procedures). RESULTS: Test-score and noted experience showed a correlation of 0.794. All intermediate and advanced test subjects scored more than 50 points compared to 4 out of 15 novices. CONCLUSION: We demonstrated that it is possible to determine an optimal cut-off value for competence testing with the STRESS machine. 01 april 2010 |
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