Flexible ureteroscopy training for surgeons using isolated porcine kidneys in vitro

BMC Urology

Research Article

Tongzu Liu¹  Dongliang Hu¹  Xinghuan Wang¹ 

[1] Department of Urology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China;

关键词: Ureteroscopes;    Training;    Porcine kidney;    Teaching;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12894-015-0067-9

 received in 2015-01-09, accepted in 2015-07-14,  发布年份 2015

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundTo evaluate the feasibility of flexible ureteroscopy training by using isolated porcine kidneys and ureters in vitro.MethodsTwenty young urologists were randomly divided into four groups. Overall performance was assessed based on a global rating scale, pass/fail rating, total time to complete task, learning curve, incidence of trauma, and perforations. The effect of training was determined by comparing their performance in baseline with that in the post-test.ResultsAfter the training, average operation time significantly decreased from 18 ± 3.4 min to 11 ± 1.2 min (P < 0.05). The urologists exhibited a relatively stable performance level after the sixth operation. Significant differences were observed between pre-test and post-test with respect to the global rating scale and the pass/fail rating (P < 0.05). However, the incidence of mucosal trauma and perforations did not change significantly (P = 0.26 and 0.35, respectively).ConclusionsThe isolated porcine kidneys are convenient and intuitive models for young urologists to practice flexible ureteroscopy on.

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