MicrosimUC: Validation of a Low-Cost, Portable, Do-It-Yourself Microsurgery Training Kit
| Autor: | Rodrigo Tejos, Susana Searle, Sebastian Canahuate, Alvaro Cuadra, Alfonso Navia, Eduardo Machuca, Bruno Dagnino |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Microsurgery Acquiring skills Wilcoxon signed-rank test business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Internship and Residency Skills training Physical laboratory medicine Content validity Physical therapy Animals Surgery Clinical Competence Curriculum business Simulation Training |
| Zdroj: | Journal of reconstructive microsurgery. 38(5) |
| ISSN: | 1098-8947 |
| Popis: | Background Microsurgery depends largely on simulated training to acquire skills. Courses offered worldwide are usually short and intensive and depend on a physical laboratory. Our objective was to develop and validate a portable, low-cost microsurgery training kit. Methods We modified a miniature microscope. Twenty general surgery residents were selected and divided into two groups: (1) home-based training with the portable microscope (MicrosimUC, n = 10) and (2) the traditional validated microsurgery course at our laboratory (MicroLab, n = 10). Before the intervention, they were assessed making an end-to-end anastomosis in a chicken wing artery. Then, each member of the MicrosimUC group took a portable kit for remote skill training and completed an eight-session curriculum. The laboratory group was trained at the laboratory. After completion of training, they were all reassessed. Pre- and posttraining procedures were recorded and rated by two blind experts using time, basic, and specific scales. Wilcoxon's and Mann–Whitney tests were used to compare scores. The model was tested by experts (n = 10) and a survey was applied to evaluate face and content validity. Results MicrosimUC residents significantly improved their median performance scores after completion of training (p Conclusion We developed a low-cost, portable microsurgical training kit and curriculum with significant acquisition of skills in a group of residents, comparable to a formal microsurgery course. |
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