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ReviewAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2020

Using Cognitive Task Analysis to train Orthopaedic Surgeons - Is it time to think differently? A systematic review.

Karam Ahmad, Rahul Bhattacharyya, Chinmay Gupte

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Review in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
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2 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Karam AhmadMSk Lab, Imperial College London, 2nd Floor, Sir Michael Uren Hub, 86 Wood Lane, London W12 0BZ, UK.
Rahul BhattacharyyaMSk Lab, Imperial College London, 2nd Floor, Sir Michael Uren Hub, 86 Wood Lane, London W12 0BZ, UK.
Chinmay GupteMSk Lab, Imperial College London, 2nd Floor, Sir Michael Uren Hub, 86 Wood Lane, London W12 0BZ, UK.
Imperial College London · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWorking time restraints; senior led care; and a reduction in 'out of hours' operating has resulted in less operating time for orthopaedic trainees in the United Kingdom. Therefore, there has been an attempt to overcome these challenges by implementing novel techniques. Cognitive Task Analysis (CTA) focuses on the mental steps required to complete complex procedures. It has been used in training athletes and in general surgery but is new to orthopaedic training.

aimTo undertake a systematic review to analyse if CTA is beneficial to train novice surgeons in common orthopaedic and trauma procedures. MATERIALS AND

methodsA systematic review was performed evaluating CTA in trauma and orthopaedic surgery on MEDLINE and EMBASE. Search terms used were: 'Cognitive task', 'mental rehearsal' and 'Orthop*'']. 33 studies were originally identified. Duplicate studies were excluded (11). Articles not relating to Orthopaedic surgery were excluded (15). The CTA research ranking scale was used to evaluate the impact of the studies included.

results7 studies were identified as appropriate for inclusion. 264 participants. 178 M, 86F. All studies showed objective or subjective benefits from CTA in orthopaedic training when compared to traditional methods. The majority of the participants highlighted high subjective satisfaction with the use of the CTA tools and reported that they proved to be excellent adjuncts to the traditional apprenticeship model.

conclusionCTA learning tools have demonstrated significant objective and subjective benefits in trauma and orthopaedic training. It is cost effective, easily accessible and allows repeated practice which is key in simulation training.

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Cognitive task analysisOrthopaedic surgerySimulationSurgical educationTraining

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PMID32994993
PMCPMC7511220
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