Reduction of the Number of Live Animals Used for Microsurgical Skill Acquisition: An Experimental Randomized Noninferiority Trial.
Reduction of the Number of Live Animals Used for Microsurgical Skill Acquisition: An Experimental Randomized Noninferiority Trial.
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DOI:
10.1055/s-0042-1750422
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发表时间:
2022-10
影响因子:
2.1
通讯作者:
Volovici, Victor
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作者:
Esanu, Victor;Stoia, Alexandra I.;Dindelegan, George C.;Colosi, Horatiu A.;Dindelegan, Maximilian G.;Volovici, Victor
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Live animals have been used for decades as one of the many training models for developing surgical skills. Microsurgery in particular relies on training for skill acquisition and maintenance, using live animal models, especially rats (murine models). Efforts are underway to reduce the number of rats sacrificed to achieve this objective. A group of students with minimal microsurgical experience, after having gone through a basic microsurgical course, were randomly split into three equal groups, all three groups following a 24-week standard training program based on low- and medium-fidelity training models with standardized murine training days. In addition to the standard training regimen, each participant carried out supplementary training on live rats every 4, 6, or 8 weeks. According to the training program, the procedures have been performed on chicken legs, flower petals and rats, each procedure being blindly assessed and evaluated using validated models and scales. The primary evaluated outcome was the SMaRT scale result of the final rat anastomosis performed by each group, for which the tested hypothesis was one of non-inferiority. The secondary outcomes were represented by the final rat anastomosis time, final chicken leg anastomosis result and time, and the final petal score. After the 24th week, no differences were observed between the three groups regarding their microsurgical skills, as measured by the aforementioned surgical outcomes. All participants improved significantly during the study (mean (SD) 19 ±4) points on the SMaRT scale), with no significant differences between the groups, p<0.001 for non-inferiority. A training regimen based on low- and moderate-fidelity models, with the addition of training on a live rat every 8 weeks was non-inferior to a training regimen that used a live rat every 6 weeks and also non-inferior to a training regimen that used a live rat every 4 weeks.
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