Currently available simulators: ex vivo models.

Full Abstract

The introduction of the ex vivo tissue endoscopy simulators represents a major advance in endoscopic training, particularly in therapeutic endoscopy. The simulators have been popular teaching tools from the start, and the data supporting their benefit are accruing, especially in hemostasis training. Simulators like the compact EASIE may prove most beneficial as training tools for interventional skills that require repetitive practice and a larger volume of procedures than may occur naturally during the course of standard endoscopy practice. More data are needed to confirm that hands-on simulator training improves outcomes in clinical endoscopic performance and to characterize better the influence of such simulator work on subsequent endoscopic practice. As ex vivo simulators become more available, it is likely that these models will enhance initial training and also allow practicing gastroenterologists to acquire new techniques, maintain their skills, and demonstrate proficiency for credentialing purposes.

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Author/s: Hochberger, Juergen (J); Maiss, Juergen (J);

Affiliation: Department of Medicine III-Gastroenterology, Interventional Endoscopy, St. Bernward Academic Teaching Hospital, Treibe Strasse 9, Hildesheim D-31134, Germany. juehochber(-atsign-)mac.com

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: In Vitro; Journal Article; Review

Journal: Gastrointestinal endoscopy clinics of North America (Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Jul; vol 16 (issue 3) : pp 435-49

Dates: Created 2006/07/31; Completed 2006/10/20; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 16876716, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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