Evaluation of Surgical Simulator for Practicing a Vascular Anastomosis

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

To determine if practicing an aorto-saphenous vein anastomosis on a low-fidelity surgical simulator allows trainees to produce a higher quality anastomosis in a shorter period of time, than a group that only learns by watching a video.

Clinical Trial Description

For many years, surgical training has been considered an apprenticeship, where the training experiences of residents, have been in real operative settings on living patients. We propose a study to demonstrate that - a low-fidelity simulation of an aorta-proximal vein graft anastomosis as in heart bypass surgery, using anatomical replicates (a special hydrogel polymer with properties similar to human vascular tissue) - is an effective, low-cost simulator for learning this surgical skill, and will provide the trainee with the ability to perform a better anastomosis in a shorter period of time.

Hypothesis: Practicing an aorto-saphenous vein anastomosis on a low-fidelity surgical simulator will advance the trainees' learning curve. This will allow trainees to produce a higher quality anastomosis in a shorter period of time, than a group that only learns by watching a video and will lead to enhanced patient safety. ;

Study Design

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Education, Medical

Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT00318279
Study type	Interventional
Source	Lawson Health Research Institute
Contact
Status	Completed
Phase	N/A
Start date	May 2006
Completion date	September 2007

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