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2 . 2022

LITERATURE REVIEW OF SIMULATION MODELS FOR TRAINING CUTANEOUS SURGICAL SKILL

Abstract

The aimto analyze the current literature for the comparison of skin suture stimulators.

Material and methods. Literature research of the PubMed, MEDLINE databases and relevant journals and reference lists was conducted in September, 2021. For up-to-date search of the information on the types of simulators for training skin suture skills, the following queries were used: «skin suture simulator», «plastic surgery training», «basic surgical skills», «simulation training», «surgical skills training». The period of inclusion of articles – ​from 2000 to 2021. Based on the results of the search, 257 full-text articles were analyzed and 60 of them are included in the current review.

Conclusion. The results of the randomized controlled trials confirm the lack of influence of the realism of the skin suture simulator on the development of motor skills. Models with low cost and reusability have advantages. The absence of sanitary and epidemiological restrictions when working with simulators increases the accessibility of training. The possibility of repeated use, low cost and the absence of sanitary and epidemiological restrictions give an advantage to synthetic models over courses on cadaver or organic simulators. The functionality of the simulator should be designed to develop the skills of plastic surgery.

Keywords:simulation training in surgery; skin suture model; plastic surgery; training of surgical residents

Funding. The study had no sponsor support.

Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.

For citation: Ozherelev A.V., Stegniy K.V., Dvoinikova E.R., Krekoten A.A., Kholodkova N.M., Serebriakova A.P., Goncharuk R.A. Literature review of simulation models for training cutaneous surgical skill. Meditsinskoe obrazovanie i professional’noe razvitie [Medical Education and Professional Development]. 2022; 13 (2): 20–32. DOI: https://doi.org/10.33029/2220-8453-2022-13-2-20-32 (in Russian)

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