MicrosimUC: Validation of a Low-Cost, Portable, Do-It-Yourself Microsurgery Training Kit

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dc.contributor.authorAlfonso Navia
dc.contributor.authorRodrigo Tejos
dc.contributor.authorSebastian Canahuate
dc.contributor.authorEduardo Machuca
dc.contributor.authorSusana Searle
dc.contributor.authorAlvaro Cuadra
dc.contributor.authorBruno Dagnino
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-19T20:50:24Z
dc.date.available2023-05-19T20:50:24Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractBackground 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.
dc.description.abstractMethods 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.
dc.description.abstractResults MicrosimUC residents significantly improved their median performance scores after completion of training ( p <0.05), with no significant differences compared with the MicroLab group. The model was rated very useful for acquiring skills with 100% of experts considering it for training. Each kit had a cost of U.S. $92, excluding shipping expenses.
dc.description.abstractConclusion 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.
dc.fuente.origenORCID-mayo23
dc.identifier.doi10.1055/s-0041-1735593
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/70245
dc.language.isoen
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dc.titleMicrosimUC: Validation of a Low-Cost, Portable, Do-It-Yourself Microsurgery Training Kites_ES
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