Teaching Palatoplasty Using a High-Fidelity Cleft Palate Simulator.
Plast Reconstr Surg
; 141(1): 91e-98e, 2018 01.
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| ID: mdl-29280875
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Cleft palate repair is a challenging procedure for cleft surgeons to teach. A novel high-fidelity cleft palate simulator has been described for surgeon training. This study evaluates the simulator's effect on surgeon procedural confidence and palatoplasty knowledge among learners.METHODS:
Plastic surgery trainees attended a palatoplasty workshop consisting of a didactic session on cleft palate anatomy and repair followed by a simulation session. Participants completed a procedural confidence questionnaire and palatoplasty knowledge test immediately before and after the workshop.RESULTS:
All participants reported significantly higher procedural confidence following the workshop (p < 0.05). Those with cleft palate surgery experience had higher procedural confidence before (p < 0.001) and after (p < 0.001) the session. Palatoplasty knowledge test scores increased in 90 percent of participants. The mean baseline test score was 28 ± 10.89 percent and 43 ± 18.86 percent following the workshop. Those with prior cleft palate experience did not have higher mean baseline test scores than those with no experience (30 percent versus 28 percent; p > 0.05), but did have significantly higher scores after the workshop (61 percent versus 35 percent; p < 0.05). All trainees strongly agreed or agreed that the simulator should be integrated into training and they would use it again.CONCLUSIONS:
This study demonstrates the effective use of a novel cleft palate simulator as a training tool to teach palatoplasty. Improved procedural confidence and knowledge were observed after a single session, with benefits seen among trainees both with and without previous cleft experience.
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Asunto principal:
Hueso Paladar
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Cirugía Plástica
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Fisura del Paladar
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Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Ortognáticos
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Entrenamiento Simulado
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Internado y Residencia
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Año:
2018
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Article