The Role of Simulation in Microsurgical Training
Review published in J Surg Educ (2017)
Abstract
Simulation has been established as an integral part of microsurgical training. The aim of this study was to assess and categorize the various simulation models in relation to the complexity of the microsurgical skill being taught and analyze the assessment methods commonly employed in microsurgical simulation training. Numerous courses have been established using simulation models. These models can be categorized, according to the level of complexity of the skill being taught, into basic, intermediate, and advanced. Microsurgical simulation training should be assessed using validated assessment methods. Assessment methods vary significantly from subjective expert opinions to self-assessment questionnaires and validated global rating scales. The appropriate assessment method should carefully be chosen based on the simulation modality. Simulation models should be validated, and a model with appropriate fidelity should be chosen according to the microsurgical skill being taught. Assessment should move from traditional simple subjective evaluations of trainee performance to validated tools. Future studies should assess the transferability of skills gained during simulation training to the real-life setting.
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Resumen
Categorizes microsurgical simulation models by skill complexity (basic, intermediate, advanced) and analyzes assessment methods, recommending validated assessment tools and skill transferability studies.
Por qué esto importa para la hirudoterapia
Este artículo de revisión evalúa y categoriza diversos modelos de simulación utilizados en el entrenamiento microquirúrgico según la complejidad de las habilidades enseñadas, desde niveles básicos hasta avanzados, y analiza los métodos de evaluación empleados con frecuencia, desde evaluaciones subjetivas hasta escalas de calificación global validadas. La revisión enfatiza la importancia de la validación de los modelos, la selección adecuada de la fidelidad y la investigación futura sobre la transferibilidad de habilidades a entornos quirúrgicos reales. Este artículo no tiene relevancia directa para la hirudoterapia, el secretoma de la sanguijuela ni el ámbito de la American Society of Hirudotherapy: se enfoca exclusivamente en las modalidades de simulación quirúrgica y no contiene ninguna mención de sanguijuelas, compuestos derivados de sanguijuelas ni técnicas de hirudoterapia.
Citación
The Role of Simulation in Microsurgical Training.
Evgeniou E et al. · Journal of surgical education, 2017
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