The use of objective assessments in the evaluation of technical skills in cardiothoracic surgery: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

With reductions in training time and intraoperative exposure, there is a need for objective assessments to measure trainee progression. This systematic review focuses on the evaluation of trainee technical skill performance using objective assessments in cardiothoracic surgery and its incorporation into training curricula.

Methods

Databases (EBSCOHOST, Scopus and Web of Science) and reference lists of relevant articles for studies that incorporated objective assessment of technical skills of trainees/residents in cardiothoracic surgery were included. Data extraction included task performed; assessment setting and tool used; number/level of assessors; study outcome and whether the assessments were incorporated into training curricula. The methodological rigour of t

SUBMITTER: Hussein N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9403301 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature