A randomized comparison of a 3-week and 6-week vascular surgery simulation course on junior surgical residents' performance of an end-to-side anastomosis William P. Robinson, MD, Andres Schanzer, MD, Bruce S. Cutler, MD, Donald T. Baril, MD, Anne C. Larkin, MD, Mohammed H. Eslami, MD, Elias J. Arous, MD, Louis M. Messina, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 56, Issue 6, Pages 1771-1781 (December 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2012.06.105 Copyright © 2012 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Study algorithm. PGY, Postgraduate year. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2012 56, 1771-1781DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2012.06.105) Copyright © 2012 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 A, End-to-side vascular anastomosis model used in the study. B, Standardized Vascular Skills Assessment (SVSA) technical proficiency examination. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2012 56, 1771-1781DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2012.06.105) Copyright © 2012 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 A, Instruments tested in the Standardized Vascular Skills Assessment (SVSA) instrument knowledge assessment and (B) examination sheet used. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2012 56, 1771-1781DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2012.06.105) Copyright © 2012 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Comparison of Standardized Vascular Skills Assessment (SVSA) technical proficiency scores for senior residents and short-course and long-course participants at baseline, exit testing at 1 week, and retention testing at 16 weeks. The error bars show the standard deviation. †P = .03 postgraduate year (PGY) 4 to 5 vs short course and long course. *P < .05 vs baseline. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2012 56, 1771-1781DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2012.06.105) Copyright © 2012 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 5 Comparison of Standardized Vascular Skills Assessment (SVSA) instrument knowledge scores for senior residents and short-course and long-course participants at baseline, exit testing at 1 week, and retention testing at 16 weeks. The error bars show the standard deviation. PGY, Postgraduate year. †P = .02 vs group A and B. *P < .05 vs baseline. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2012 56, 1771-1781DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2012.06.105) Copyright © 2012 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 6 Comparison of resident self-assessment in open vascular surgical skills before training and after completion of the short-course and long-course vascular surgical skills course. The error bars show the standard deviation. †P ≤ .016, post-test vs pretest. There were no differences in improvement from pretest and post-test between short-course and long-course training. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2012 56, 1771-1781DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2012.06.105) Copyright © 2012 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions