Impact of cadaveric surgical anatomy training on urology residents knowledge: a preliminary study

Özcan, Serkan; Hurі, Emre; Tatar, İlkan; Sargon, Mustafa F.; Karakan, Tarkan; Yagli, Omer Faruk; Bağcıoğlu, Murat; Larré, S.

doi:10.5152/tud.2015.87422

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“…However, 'traditional' cadaveric dissection remains one of the most efficient methods of teaching anatomy for both undergraduate and postgraduate students. Cadaveric-based teaching is of particular importance during surgical training for residents and specialists in general surgery, urology, cardiothoracic surgery and neurosurgery, as well as radiologists and pathologists [11,40,41].…”

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Formaldehyde-related clinical symptoms reported by medical students during gross anatomy cadaver dissection

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Torres²,

Denisow-Pietrzyk³

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Introduction. Formaldehyde is a noxious gas used as a tissue preservative of cadavers in autopsy rooms. Therefore, exposure to higher concentrations applies particularly to laboratory staff, anatomists and medical students. Prolonged exposure to formaldehyde is associated with clinical complications. Objective. To assess whether exposure to repeated inhalation of low concentrations of formaldehyde (FA) experienced during a gross anatomy course triggers subjective clinical symptoms in medical students. Material and methods. All 198 first-year medical students of the Medical University of Lublin, Poland (28% with allergy history and 72% without allergy history; 69% male and 31% female) responded to a questionnaire concerning their subjective FA-related clinical symptoms. Differences in proportions of experienced symptoms between allergic vs. nonallergic, and female vs. males were compared by the Mann-Whitney U test. Results. Even though formaldehyde concentrations in the gross anatomy laboratory were relatively low (0.47-0.57 mg/m 3 ), medical students experienced various reactions (lacrimation in 85.9%, red eyes, dry and itchy eyes, runny nose, sneezing, and headache in > 50% of students, cough in 44%, and dry throat or throat irritation in 42% of students). Among students with a history of allergy, eye, nose, skin and respiratory system symptoms occurred more frequently in comparison to nonallergic students. Female individuals demonstrated higher sensitivity to FA exposure. Conclusions. Exposure to formaldehyde may result in development of clinical symptoms in medical students. Particularly unpleasant symptoms may be experienced by individuals with allergy history. It is necessary to decrease formaldehyde concentrations in the anatomy dissection laboratory. streszczenie Wprowadzenie. Formaldehyd to szkodliwa substancja chemiczna, której wodny roztwór jest powszechnie stosowany jako środek konserwujący w prosektoriach anatomicznych. Osobami szczególnie narażo-nymi na ekspozycję na formaldehyd są studenci medycyny oraz perFormaldehyde-related clinical symptoms reported by medical students during gross anatomy cadaver dissection subiektywne objawy kliniczne u studentów medycyny związane z ekspozycją na formaldehyd podczas zajęć prosektoryjnych z anatomii

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Formaldehyde-related clinical symptoms reported by medical students during gross anatomy cadaver dissection

Pietrzyk¹,

Torres²,

Denisow-Pietrzyk³

et al. 2016

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“…Over the years, cadaveric dissection has been used as a major tool in learning anatomy, owing to its perceived effectiveness in integrating the theory and practice of anatomy. It has also been established that a sound knowledge in anatomy is essential for a safe and effective medical practice (Özcan et al, ). In recent years, however, there has been a reduction in the number of hours allocated to dissection in the anatomy curriculum, due to reasons such as reduction in availability of cadavers, increased costs of running dissection laboratories, and an increased emphasis on skills such as communications and teamwork among medical students (Ahmed et al, ).…”

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Cadaveric dissection as an educational tool for anatomical sciences in the 21st century

Ghosh

2016

Anatomical Sciences Ed

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Anatomical education has been undergoing reforms in line with the demands of medical profession. The aim of the present study is to assess the impact of a traditional method like cadaveric dissection in teaching/learning anatomy at present times when medical schools are inclining towards student-centered, integrated, clinical application models. The article undertakes a review of literature and analyzes the observations made therein reflecting on the relevance of cadaveric dissection in anatomical education of 21st century. Despite the advent of modern technology and evolved teaching methods, dissection continues to remain a cornerstone of anatomy curriculum. Medical professionals of all levels believe that dissection enables learning anatomy with relevant clinical correlates. Moreover dissection helps to build discipline independent skills which are essential requirements of modern health care setup. It has been supplemented by other teaching/learning methods due to limited availability of cadavers in some countries. However, in the developing world due to good access to cadavers, dissection based teaching is central to anatomy education till date. Its utility is also reflected in the perception of students who are of the opinion that dissection provides them with a foundation critical to development of clinical skills. Researchers have even suggested that time has come to reinstate dissection as the core method of teaching gross anatomy to ensure safe medical practice. Nevertheless, as dissection alone cannot provide uniform learning experience hence needs to be complemented with other innovative learning methods in the future education model of anatomy. Anat Sci Educ 10: 286-299. © 2016 American Association of Anatomists.

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“…Several institutions have built dedicated cadaver‐armed surgical theatre simulation facilities, where small pilot studies ( n = 2, 50, 50) have been conducted. Programmes have involved a combination of surgeon‐led teaching/demonstration, with students undertaking supervised performance of surgical procedures on cadavers . Studies yielded varying results, from significant improvements in 64% of participants to nil improvements against dissection group controls in assessment outcomes .…”

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From ancient to avant‐garde: a review of traditional and modern multimodal approaches to surgical anatomy education

Wattchow

Fontgalland

2017

ANZ Journal of Surgery

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The landscape of surgical anatomy education is progressively changing. Traditional methods, such as cadaveric dissection and didacticism are being increasingly phased out in undergraduate courses for multimodal approaches incorporating problem-based learning, radiology and computer-based simulations. Although effective at clinically contextualizing and integrating anatomical information, these approaches may be a poor substitute for fostering a grasp of foundational 'pure' anatomy. Dissection is ideal for this purpose and hence remains the cornerstone of anatomical education. However, novel methods and technological advancements continually give way to adjuncts such as cadaveric surgery, three-dimensional printing, virtual simulation and live surgical streaming, which have demonstrated significant efficacy alone or alongside dissection. Therefore, although divergent paradigms of 'new versus old' approaches have engulfed and divided the community, educators should seek to integrate the ancient and avant-garde to comprehensively satisfy all of the modern anatomy learner's educational needs.

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Impact of cadaveric surgical anatomy training on urology residents knowledge: a preliminary study

Cited by 23 publications

References 26 publications

Formaldehyde-related clinical symptoms reported by medical students during gross anatomy cadaver dissection

Formaldehyde-related clinical symptoms reported by medical students during gross anatomy cadaver dissection

Cadaveric dissection as an educational tool for anatomical sciences in the 21st century

From ancient to avant‐garde: a review of traditional and modern multimodal approaches to surgical anatomy education

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