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Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Surgery and Surgical Subspecialties

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Abstract

Increasingly stringent restrictions of duty hours for residents have led to decreasing experience with complex open vascular interventions; simulation is a promising avenue for both skills training and skill assessment. Various different forms of simulation are now available including benchtop models, animal models, cadavers, and high-fidelity simulators. This chapter reviews the available modalities, the evidence supporting their use in both open and endovascular surgical training, components of a successful simulation training program, and the application of simulation training in the context of two academic centers – LSU and OHSU.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Surgery – Division of Vascular Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA

    Erica L. Mitchell

  2. Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Malachi G. Sheahan

  3. Department of Vascular Surgery, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, USA

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Mitchell, E.L., Sheahan, M.G., Schwiesow, M. (2019). Simulation in Vascular Surgery. In: Stefanidis, D., Korndorffer Jr., J., Sweet, R. (eds) Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Surgery and Surgical Subspecialties. Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98276-2_26

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