Ex-vivo porcine organs with a circulation pump are effective for teaching hemostatic skills

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Surgical residents have insufficient opportunites to learn basic hemostatic skills from clinical experience alone. We designed an ex-vivo training system using porcine organs and a circulation pump to teach hemostatic skills. Residents were surveyed before and af...

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Main Authors: Izawa Yoshimitsu, Hishikawa Shuji, Muronoi Tomohiro, Yamashita Keisuke, Suzukawa Masayuki, Lefor Alan T
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-03-01
Series:World Journal of Emergency Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.wjes.org/content/7/1/5