MicrosimUC: Validation of a Low-Cost, Portable, Do-It-Yourself Microsurgery Training Kit.
Journal
Journal of reconstructive microsurgery
ISSN: 1098-8947
Titre abrégé: J Reconstr Microsurg
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8502670
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2022
Jun 2022
Historique:
pubmed:
24
10
2021
medline:
22
6
2022
entrez:
23
10
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
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. 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, MicrosimUC residents significantly improved their median performance scores after completion of training ( 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.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
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
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,
RESULTS
RESULTS
MicrosimUC residents significantly improved their median performance scores after completion of training (
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
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.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34688217
doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1735593
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
409-419Subventions
Organisme : PB 23/18
ID : Directorate of Research and Doctorate Grant, from the School of Medicine of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Informations de copyright
Thieme. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest with any of the products used to build this training model nor any other conflicts of interest whatsoever. The development of this project was only for education and has no commercial purposes.