Table 2 Post-workshop survey items, and the mean score for each item and category out of a possible 5 points
Post-workshop survey | Mean score |
|---|---|
How the training compared with previously experienced surgical training methods | 4.26 |
I gained understanding of surgical techniques of emergency trauma surgery | 4.60 |
I increased my surgical skills in emergency trauma surgery | 4.53 |
I improved my ability to develop a mental picture of the case, and a mental strategy for operative treatment | 4.67 |
I gained surgical skills in each of the following regions: | |
Surgical airway | 4.47 |
Thoracic surgery | 4.60 |
Abdominal surgery | 4.73 |
Vascular surgery | 4.73 |
I increased my surgical skills for hemorrhagic control | 3.93 |
I developed decision-making skills for use in an emergency trauma surgery setting | 4.13 |
Realism of anatomical correlation and procedures | 4.03 |
Realism of the closeness of the feeling of perfused cadaveric tissue to living tissue compared to other learning methods | 4.07 |
The realism of anatomical correlation | 4.60 |
The realism of anatomical dissection during procedure | 4.00 |
The realism of surgical procedures | 3.93 |
The realism of the circulation model | 3.53 |
Satisfaction, safety, and confidence | 4.24 |
I gained confidence in performing emergency trauma surgery | 4.47 |
I gained safety knowledge in how to safely perform emergency trauma surgery | 4.13 |
What I learned is applicable to real-life clinical practice in the future | 4.27 |
I gained increased belief in myself that I can perform trauma surgery/will become a trauma surgeon | 4.07 |