Evaluation of a Dog Abdominal Surrogate Model for Teaching Basic Surgical Skills by Veterinary Students

Accession number;06A0120741
Title;Evaluation of a Dog Abdominal Surrogate Model for Teaching Basic Surgical Skills by Veterinary Students
Author; MORI TAKASHI (Gifudai Oyoseibutsukagaku) ASANO KAZUSHI (Nihon Univ., Coll. Bioresource Sci., JPN) KADOSAWA TSUYOSHI (Hokkaido Univ., Graduate School of Veterrinary Medicine, JPN) MOCHIZUKI MANABU (Univ. Tokyo, Graduate School of Agricaltural and Life Sci., JPN) NISHIMURA RYOHEI (Univ. Tokyo, Graduate School of Agricaltural and Life Sci., JPN) MARUO KOJI (Gifudai Oyoseibutsukagaku)
Journal Title;Journal of the Japan Veterinary Medical Association
Journal Code:Y0220A
ISSN:0446-6454
VOL.59;NO.2;PAGE.122-125(2006)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.5, TBL.1, REF.4
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;A dog abdominal surrogate model for instructional exercises was evaluated to determine acceptance, by cooperation of two hundred and fifty-one fourth-year veterinary students at four universities in Japan. After practicing a celiotomy and intestinal anastomosis using the model, students' responses to a questionnaire were analyzed. Most students thought that the model was effective for acquiring basic surgical skills (99.2%) and necessary prior to surgical practice using live animals (96.8%). The major advantages of practical training using the model were effectiveness for acquiring basic surgical skills (40.8%), easy understanding of the structure (38.4%), reducing the need for live animals (21.6%) and multiple usage (14.8%). Meanwhile, more than half students (57.6%) suggested potential improvements of the materials and design of the model. The surrogate model used in the present study was well received by the students. We suggest that the model would be an acceptable alternative to live animals for certain basic surgical procedures. (author abst.)