Management of soft-tissue coverage of open tibia fractures in Latin America: Techniques, timing, and resources

MacKechnie, Madeline C.; Flores, Michael J.; Giordano, Vincenzo; Terry, M. C.; Garuz, Mario; Lee, Nicolas; Rojas, Luis Gerardo Padilla; MacKechnie, Michael A; Bidolegui, Fernando; Brown, Kelsey; Quintero, José Eduardo; Ding, Anthony; Valenciano, Carlos G. Sanchez; Neyra, Horacio Tabares; Segovia, Julio; Aguilar, Dino; Lieshout, Esther Mm Van; Verhofstad, Michael H J; Miclau, Theodore; Amadei, Rafael; Reis, Fernando Baldy dos; Lourenço, Paulo Roberto Barbosa de Toledo; Quintero, Renny Cárdenas; Huerta, Fernando de la; Russo, Bibiana Dello; Garrahan, Profesor J.P.; Elguezabal, Igor A. Escalante; Pires, Robinson Esteves Santos; Téllez, Diego Abraham Estrada; Gaggero, Nicolás; Garabano, Germán; Rodriguez, Erika Guerrero; Vivas, Gustavo Hernández; Ávila, José María Jiménez; Kojima, Kodi Edson; Almejo, Leonardo López; Cervantes, Roberto López; Durán, Aramíz López; Mejia, Gerardo López; Gutiérrez, Ricardo Madrigal; Ruíz, Jose Martínez; Medina, Claudia; Salcedo, Edgar Efren Mercado; Vargas, Saúl Mingüer; Minueza, Tomás; Martínez, Eduardo Octaviano Navarro; Vega, Maura Ocampo; Carrera, María Elena Pérez; Pesciallo, César Ángel; Silva, Luiz Henrique Penteado da; Ramirez, Claudia; Rio, Marcelo; López, Jesús Rodriguez; Serrano, Alberto J; Svarzchtein, Santiago; Toledo-Infanson, Víctor; Triana, Miguel; Verlarde, Jorge; Vilensky, Eduardo; Zuluaga, Mauricio

doi:10.1016/j.injury.2022.01.027

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“…Over the last half century, health services in Latin America have sustained continuous expansion, improving access for patients requiring treatment for trauma and cancer. While demand for complex reconstruc-tion is increasing in Latin America, the number of trained microsurgeons remains limited [5]. Despite reports that the area has a sufficient number of certified plastic surgeons, there are not many trained microsurgeons, and microsurgery procedures cannot be performed in all regions.…”

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Microsurgery Training in Latin America: A Survey of Residents’ Experiences

Vizcay¹,

Troisi²,

Navia³

et al. 2022

IMJ

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Objective: Health services in Latin America have witnessed continuous expansion, improving access for patients requiring treatment for trauma and cancer. However, while demand for complex reconstruction is on the rise, the number of trained microsurgeons remains limited. The aim of this study is to investigate current experiences of plastic surgery residents with regard to microsurgery. It also aims to find out ways through which the number of trained microsurgeons in the region can be increased for better medical care. Methods:A cross-sectional survey was designed to obtain information regarding the exposure and training that plastic surgery residents receive during residency in Latin American countries. We ensured that our procedure followed the data protection rules laid down in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Results:We requested 129 microsurgeons in Latin American countries to respond to our survey questions. A total of 93 survey responses were received, corresponding to a response rate of 72.1%. An analysis of the survey data showed that in terms of hands-on microsurgical training, 79.6% of the respondents had previous experience of being involved in performing a microsurgical procedure. However, 59.1% of the respondents mentioned that this was part of their formal training program. The majority of respondents (74%) reported that they would not be confident in performing a microsurgical procedure unsupervised. About half, or 48.4% of the respondents said that they would consider applying for a microsurgery fellowship. However, only 63.4% reported that they had access to a fellowship program in their home country. Conclusion:Few resident plastic surgeons in Latin America are able to attain the required level of experience so as to feel comfortable acting as independent microsurgeons. Both time and effort are required to address this problem. A powerful tool to change this situation is to gain access to international microsurgical fellowships. An influx of returning trained microsurgeons can provide two benefits: (a) increasing the caseload in the short run, and (b) improving the training of plastic surgeons for future generations of doctors.

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confidence: 99%