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Suturing Skills for Medical Students: A Systematic Review.
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14 citing papers in PubMed.
- Comparative Study of 3D-Printed and Banana Model for Suture and Biopsy Training in Dental Education: A Randomised Controlled Trial.European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe · 2026Trial
- The 10-year evolution of a dental undergraduate 'Blended Learning' suturing programme.BDJ open · 2026Article
- Evaluation of the Tensile Strength of Absorbable and Non-Absorbable Suture Materials Exposed to Different Toothpaste Solutions: An In Vitro Study.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The impact of online teaching curricula on undergraduate basic surgical skills acquisition.Surgery open science · 2025Article
- Handedness in surgical education: Evaluating suturing proficiency among left- and right-handed trainees.Surgery open science · 2025Article
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- Advancements in Hypospadias Management: Trends, Techniques, Training, and Patient-Centric Outcomes.Urology research & practice · 2024Article
- A Comparison of Models for Teaching Suturing and Surgical Skills to Dental Students.International journal of dentistry · 2024Article
- Matching intraoperative teaching and learning for medical undergraduates via modified briefing-intraoperative teaching-debriefing (BID) model.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Development and Initial Assessment of a Novel Customized Deep Laceration Simulator for Suturing Training.Cureus · 2022Article
- Intraoperative "Spare Parts": A Novel High-fidelity Suturing Model for Trainees.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2022Article
- An Educational Evaluation of Thiel Cadavers as a Model for Teaching Suturing Skills to Dental Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Dentistry journal · 2022Article
- In vivo Simulation-Based Learning for Undergraduate Medical Students: Teaching and Assessment.Advances in medical education and practice · 2021Review
- Effect of Continuous Box-trainer Training on Laparoscopic Skills of Surgical Residents: A Prospective, Observational Study.In vivo (Athens, Greece)Observational
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6 authors.
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Abstract
aimThis systematic review aimed to identify all published evidence on teaching suturing skills for medical students. We aimed to outline significant positive teaching outcomes and devise a comprehensive framework for the optimal teaching of suturing skills for medical students. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe searched MEDLINE
resultsOur search yielded a total of 2,562 articles, out of which 25 were included in the final data synthesis. We provide a structured breakdown of educational interventions including participants, instructors and nature of teaching intervention. We also describe discrete means for assessment of performance and retention of suturing skills. Based on those we propose a standardised framework on teaching suturing skills for novices.
conclusionTo our knowledge this is the first systematic review investigating teaching interventions used to teach suturing skills in medical students. After extraction of individual positive teaching outcomes and utilising widely known learning theories and principles, we devised a comprehensive framework for more efficient and cost-effective teaching of suturing skills to medical students in the future.
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