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Cadaveric surgery in core gynaecology training: a feasibility study

Overview of attention for article published in Gynecological Surgery, January 2018
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Title
Cadaveric surgery in core gynaecology training: a feasibility study
Published in
Gynecological Surgery, January 2018
DOI 10.1186/s10397-017-1034-0
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Authors

Chou Phay Lim, Mark Roberts, Tony Chalhoub, Jason Waugh, Laura Delgaty

Abstract

Fresh frozen cadaver training has been proposed as a better model than virtual reality simulators in laparoscopy training. We aimed to explore the relationship between cadaveric surgical training and increased surgical confidence.To determine feasibility, we devised two 1-day cadaveric surgical training days targeted at trainees in obstetrics and gynaecology. Seven defined surgical skills were covered during the course of the day. The relationship between surgical training and surgical confidence was explored using both quantitative (confidence scores) and qualitative tools (questionnaires). Participants rated a consistent improvement in their level of confidence after the training. They universally found the experience positive and three overarching themes emerged from the qualitative analysis including self-concept, social persuasion and stability of task. It is pragmatically feasible to provide procedure-specific cadaveric surgical training alongside supervised clinical training. This small, non-generalisable study suggests that cadaveric training may contribute to an increase in surgical self-confidence and efficacy. This will form the basis of a larger study and needs to be explored in more depth with a larger population.

Mendeley readers

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 36 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 7 19%
Student > Doctoral Student 6 17%
Professor > Associate Professor 3 8%
Researcher 3 8%
Student > Ph. D. Student 3 8%
Other 8 22%
Unknown 6 17%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 12 33%
Engineering 3 8%
Computer Science 3 8%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2 6%
Nursing and Health Professions 2 6%
Other 4 11%
Unknown 10 28%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 11 April 2018.
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#15,504,780
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Outputs from Gynecological Surgery
#105
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#270,488
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Outputs of similar age from Gynecological Surgery
#5
of 8 outputs
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