Simulation-based training significantly improves surgical trainees' time to completion, technical errors, skills scores and theoretical knowledge in heart valve surgery¶
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q3 i? Studies that evaluated outcomes showed significant improvement in time to completion of tasks, proportion of trainees committing technical errors, skills scores and theoretical knowledge after participation in SBT. → EL-Andari R 2023
Evidence¶
EL-Andari R 2023¶
EL-Andari R, Bozso SJ, Kang JJH, Fialka NM, Adams C, Nagendran J. (2023). Teaching heart valve surgery techniques using simulators: a systematic review. Canadian Journal of Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.017921
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Systematic review (PRISMA) of PubMed and Embase to May 2022; 1322 articles screened, 67 full texts reviewed, 10 included. The review reports that "Significant improvement in surgical trainees' time to completion of tasks, number of mistakes, skills scores and theoretical knowledge" was found across the included studies.
"Significant improvement in surgical trainees' time to completion of tasks, number of mistakes, skills scores and theoretical knowledge after participation in SBT has been reported.5,11,12,26–28,30,35–37"
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