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Simulation‐based surgical education in cardiothoracic training
Author(s) -
Villanueva Claudia,
Xiong Jess,
Rajput Siddharth
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
anz journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 1445-1433
DOI - 10.1111/ans.15593
Subject(s) - medicine , simulation training , surgical simulation , competence (human resources) , curriculum , virtual reality , medical physics , task (project management) , variety (cybernetics) , medical simulation , virtual patient , computer science , simulation , medical education , human–computer interaction , surgery , artificial intelligence , systems engineering , psychology , social psychology , pedagogy , engineering
Abstract Simulation has emerged as a feasible adjunct to surgical education and training for most specialties. It provides trainees with an immersive, realistic way to learn a variety of skills in a safe environment with the end goal of improving patient safety. There are three broad types of simulators: full mannequin simulators, part‐task trainers or bench models and virtual reality systems. This review aims to describe the current use of simulation in cardiothoracic surgical education and training. We identified multiple procedures that can be simulated in cardiothoracic surgery using a combination of the above simulators, three‐dimensional printing and computer‐based simulation. All studies that assessed the efficacy of simulators showed that simulation enhances learning and trainee performance allowing for repetitive training until the acquisition of competence but further research into how it translates into the operating theatre is required. In Australia, cardiac surgery simulation is not yet part of the training curricula, but simulators are available for certain tasks and procedures.