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| Year : 2019 | Volume
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Teaching of cardiac surgery: Learning of complex surgical skills on simulators (simulation) to acquire competency
Charles Yankah1, Francis Smit2, Carlos A Mestres3
1 German Heart Centre Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bloemfontein, South Africa; Pan-African Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery
2 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bloemfontein, South Africa; Pan-African Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery, South Africa
3 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bloemfontein, South Africa; Pan-African Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery; Department of Surgery, University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
Correspondence Address:
Prof. Charles Yankah
German Heart Centre Berlin, Berlin, Germany
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/njct.njct_6_19
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The current restriction on surgical residents' work-hours has resulted in reduced operative exposure, making it more difficult to attain technical proficiency in complex procedures, especially in low-volume centers in Sub-Saharan Africa. The use of adjunctive biological and artificial simulators in training may help overcome these challenges.
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