ArticleTropical doctor2022
A Low-cost model of breast biopsy for the training of surgical residents during COVID-19 pandemic.
Article in Tropical doctor, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
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Abstract
We describe a low-cost simulation model for teaching core needle biopsy to surgical trainees in Low- and Middle-income countries (LMICs). Pre-session and post-session surveys showed that correct core sampling (ability to hit the beetroot) after training was 91.4% compared to 75.7% before demonstration and improved adequacy (68.5% before v. 85.7% after). This low-cost model using locally available products is designed to simulate a palpable breast lump and can easily be incorporated into surgical training in LMICs, where a palpable breast lump is the commonest presentation of breast cancer.
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