Surgical Advanced Vascular Exposure and Repair: A Large Animal Course for Vascular Trauma

The Advanced Trauma Operative Management (ATOM ®) course has been adopted by the American College of Surgeons and participation increases surgeon competence in treating patients with penetrating injuries. Still there remain several advanced vascular surgical techniques for trauma that are ideal for education through simulation. Here we describe our experience with a novel course entitled "Surgical Advanced Vascular Exposure and Repair (SAVER)" which provides practice in these important operations.
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Surgical Education Source Type: research