Basic open surgical training course.

CONCLUSIONS: The basic open surgical skills course teaches trainees the basic skills for open surgery including knot tying, suturing, dissection and surgical assistance. The course significantly increases the participants' surgical abilities and meets requirements for a well-structured simulation course. FUNDING: Equipment was provided by Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation, Capital Region, Copenhagen, Denmark. The authors have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose. TRIAL REGISTRATION: The study did not require registration as this is a retrospective quality control study using anonymised participant data. PMID: 30511634 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Danish Medical Journal - Category: General Medicine Tags: Dan Med J Source Type: research