The impact of incorporating surgical simulation into trichiasis surgery training on operative aspects of initial live-training surgeries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While surgical simulation is regularly used in surgical training in high-income country settings, it is uncommon in low- and middle-income countries, particularly for surgical training that primarily occurs in rural areas. We designed and evaluated a novel surgical simulator for improving trachomatous trichiasis (TT) surgery training, given that trichiasis is mostly found among the poorest individuals in rural areas.

Methodology/principal findings

TT surgery programs were invited to incorporate surgical simulation with a new, high fidelity, low-cost simulator into their training. Trainees completed standard TT-surgery training following World Health Organization guidelines. A subset of trainees received three hours of supplemental training with the simulator betwe

SUBMITTER: Gower EW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10112793 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature