Category Ranking

98%

Total Visits

921

Avg Visit Duration

2 minutes

Citations

20

Article Abstract

Reaching competency in congenital heart surgery (CHS) requires lengthy and rigorous training. Due to patient safety, time limitations, and procedural complexity, the intraoperative setting is not ideal for technical practice. Surgical simulation using synthetic, biological, or virtual models is an increasingly valuable educational tool for technical training and assessment. In particular, three-dimensional (3D) models are especially favorable in CHS education for its high-fidelity demonstration of congenital heart defects. In countries where there is a deficit of local cardiac surgical expertise, simple and inexpensive innovation, such as expanding hands-on technical training programs involving 3D-models and hybrid teaching, may partially address the lack of CHS training opportunities and the consequent unmet need for surgical management of pediatric heart disease.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11812351PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14796678.2025.2458402DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

cardiac surgical
8
surgical simulation
8
congenital heart
8
technical training
8
congenital cardiac
4
surgical
4
simulation bridging
4
bridging global
4
global workforce
4
workforce gaps
4

Similar Publications

Background: Long-term outcomes of transcatheter mitral valve edge-to-edge repair (TEER) are compared with medical therapy remain under investigation. This study evaluated the 3-year effects of MitraClip on mitral regurgitation (MR) severity, ventricular remodeling, and clinical outcomes in high surgical-risk patients.

Methods: A single-center retrospective cohort included 31 MitraClip patients (2016-2023) and 30 contemporaneous controls on maximally tolerated guideline-directed medical therapy.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Purpose: Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is a common technique in the surgical management of renal lithiasis, but it also represents a significant workload for surgeons. Factors such as the patient's position and the type of lithotripter used influence the physical and mental load on the surgeon. The study aimed to identify stressors related to PCNL by comparing the physical and mental workload experienced by urologists during PCNL under different patient positions and using two lithotripters.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Widespread fragmentation shells in combat operations with frequent multiple damage to organs and systems force to use all available diagnostic methods for treating severe injuries including lesion of great vessels of extremities. One of the consequences of these lesions is arteriovenous fistula (AVF). The last one may be asymptomatic at first.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Objective: To compare 6- and 12-month results of femoral artery repair with xenopericardial and autologous venous patch in hybrid treatment of critical lower limb ischemia.

Material And Methods: A retrospective analysis included 60 patients with critical lower limb ischemia who underwent hybrid treatment (balloon angioplasty and stenting of iliac arteries and open reconstruction of femoral arteries). Patients were divided into 2 groups by 30 people depending on femoral artery repair (group 1 - autologous venous patch, group 2 - xenopericardial patch).

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Background: Cardiac tumors are rare, with most being benign. Vascular cardiac tumors, such as hemangiomas, account for 1% to 2% of all cardiac tumors.

Case Summary: We present a case of a 53-year-old woman who presented with palpitations and shortness of breath.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF