Modular training for percutaneous nephrolithotripsy: The safe way to go

Autor: Ioannis Georgiopoulos, Vasilis Panagopoulos, Mehmet Özsoy, Jens-Uwe Stolzenburg, Iason Kyriazis, Panagiotis Kallidonis, Marinos Vasilas, Evangelos Liatsikos, Christian Seitz
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Arab Journal of Urology
ISSN: 2090-598X
Popis: Objectives should be describe a modular training scheme (MTS) which aims to provide training in percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PCNL) and ensure the safety of the patients. Subjects and methods Two trainees with no experience in PCNL attended the MTS under the supervision of an experienced mentor. The MTS included five modules, comprising an initial animal laboratory course (using pigs), to acquire basic skills (Module 1), and Modules 2–5 included making the puncture, tract dilatation, single-stone and large-stone management in clinical cases, respectively. Each participant progressed from one module to the next under constant mentoring and evaluation by the mentor. When the trainees completed the MTS they proceeded to perform 60 PCNL procedures independently while the mentor performed 25 for comparison purposes. A global rating scale was used for the objective evaluation of the trainees. Peri-operative variables were recorded and statistically compared as appropriate. Statistical significance was defined as P
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