Development of a Five-Day Basic Microsurgery Simulation Training Course: A Cost Analysis.
10.5999/aps.2014.41.3.213
- Author:
Masha SINGH
1
;
Natalia ZIOLKOWSKI
;
Savitha RAMACHANDRAN
;
Simon R MYERS
;
Ali Mahmoud GHANEM
Author Information
1. Academic Plastic Surgery Group, Centre for Cutaneous Research, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Blizard Institute, London, UK. a.ghanem@qmul.ac.uk
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Cost and cost analysis;
Education;
Microsurgery
- MeSH:
Costs and Cost Analysis*;
Delivery of Health Care;
Education;
Microsurgery*;
Mortuary Practice;
Operating Rooms;
Patient Safety
- From:Archives of Plastic Surgery
2014;41(3):213-217
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The widespread use of microsurgery in numerous surgical fields has increased the need for basic microsurgical training outside of the operating room. The traditional start of microsurgical training has been in undertaking a 5-day basic microsurgery course. In an era characterised by financial constraints in academic and healthcare institutions as well as increasing emphasis on patient safety, there has been a shift in microsurgery training to simulation environments. This paper reviews the stepwise framework of microsurgical skill acquisition providing a cost analysis of basic microsurgery courses in order to aid planning and dissemination of microsurgical training worldwide.
