Tag: Surgery

Junior Doctor Surgical Group

Does Course-based learning actually work?

In 2005, an intriguing study aimed to explore the impact of microsurgical workshops on trainees’ skillsets. During the course, the majority of surgeons (60%) demonstrated an enhancement in their microsurgical skills. However, some candidates remained static or experienced skill deterioration. Attending the microsurgical training workshop led to improved skills for most trainees. Furthermore, in-course assessments…
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Laparoendoscopic Single-Site Surgery (LESS) Simulation.

The development of laparoendoscopic single‐site surgery ( hereafter ‘LESS’) has led to a significant reduction of the number and size of incisions, thus providing aesthetic and physiological benefits for patients. Postoperative outcomes, recovery times, length of hospital stay, and related costs have all been impacted positively since its introduction. LESS possesses all of the constraints…
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