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Emergency Undocking in Robotic Surgery: A Simulation Curriculum
Published on: May 20, 2018
Defence Medical Services' REBOA training course
Max E R Marsden1,2, C Park3,4, J Barratt5,6
1Academic Department of Military Surgery and Trauma, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, UK.
Abstract:
Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) enables temporary haemorrhage control and physiological stabilisation. This article describes the bespoke Defence Medical Services (DMS) training package for effectively using REBOA. The article covers how the course was designed, how the key learning objectives are taught, participant feedback and the authors' perceptions of future training challenges and opportunities. Since the inaugural training course in April 2019, the authors have delivered six courses, training over 100 clinicians. For the first time in the UK DMS, we designed and delivered a robust specialist endovascular training programme, with demonstrable, significant increases in confidence and competence. As a result of this course, the first DMS REBOA-equipped forward surgical teams deployed in June 2019. Looking to the future, there is a requirement to develop an assessment of skill retention and the potential need for revalidation.
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