Yiasemidou, M, Roberts, D, Glassman, D et al. (3 more authors) (2017) A Multispecialty Evaluation of Thiel Cadavers for Surgical Training. World Journal of Surgery, 41 (5). pp. 1201-1207. ISSN 0364-2313
Abstract
Background: Changes in UK legislation allow for surgical procedures to be performed on cadavers. The aim of this study was to assess Thiel cadavers as high-fidelity simulators and to examine their suitability for surgical training. Methods: Surgeons from various specialties were invited to attend a 1 day dissection workshop using Thiel cadavers. The surgeons completed a baseline questionnaire on cadaveric simulation. At the end of the workshop, they completed a similar questionnaire based on their experience with Thiel cadavers. Comparing the answers in the pre- and post-workshop questionnaires assessed whether using Thiel cadavers had changed the surgeons’ opinions of cadaveric simulation. Results: According to the 27 participants, simulation is important for surgical training and a full-procedure model is beneficial for all levels of training. Currently, there is dissatisfaction with existing models and a need for high-fidelity alternatives. After the workshop, surgeons concluded that Thiel cadavers are suitable for surgical simulation (p = 0.015). Thiel were found to be realistic (p < 0.001) to have reduced odour (p = 0.002) and be more cost-effective (p = 0.003). Ethical constraints were considered to be small. Conclusion: Thiel cadavers are suitable for training in most surgical specialties.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | (c) 2017, The Author(s). This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Inst of Biomed & Clin Sciences (LIBACS) (Leeds) > Trans Anaesthetics & Surgical Sciences (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Leeds Institute of Medical Education > Division of Anatomy (LIME) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 03 Mar 2017 16:49 |
Last Modified: | 05 Oct 2017 16:21 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-016-3868-4 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer Verlag |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s00268-016-3868-4 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:113148 |