Pelvic limb anesthesia and analgesia in dogs undergoing tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO): A survey of board-certified anesthesiologists.

Objective: To report the locoregional anesthesia and analgesia preferences of veterinary anesthesiologists for use in dogs undergoing a TPLO and determine any association with specialty college, time from board-certification, or employment sector.

Study Design: Cross sectional study.

Sample Population: Diplomates of the American (ACVAA) and European (ECVAA) Colleges of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia.

Case Difficulty, Postgraduate Year, and Resident Surgeon Stress: Effects on Operative Times.

Objective: We aimed to evaluate resident operative times in relation to postgraduate year (PGY), case difficulty and resident stress while performing a single surgical procedure.

Design: We prospectively examined operative times for 268 laparoscopic cholecystectomies, and analyzed relationships between PGY, case difficulty, and resident surgeon stress utilizing electrodermal activity. Each case operative times were divided into 3 separate time periods.

Surgical Simulation: Markers of Proficiency.

Objective: Surgical simulation has become an integral component of surgical training. Simulation proficiency determination has been traditionally based upon time to completion of various simulated tasks. We aimed to determine objective markers of proficiency in surgical simulation by comparing novel assessments with conventional evaluations of technical skill.

Surgical resident technical skill self-evaluation: increased precision with training progression.

Background: Surgical resident ability to accurately evaluate one's own skill level is an important part of educational growth. We aimed to determine if differences exist between self and observer technical skill evaluation of surgical residents performing a single procedure.

Materials And Methods: We prospectively enrolled 14 categorical general surgery residents (six post-graduate year [PGY] 1-2, three PGY 3, and five PGY 4-5).

Objective Measurement of Clinical Competency in Surgical Education Using Electrodermal Activity.

Objective: Within the realm of surgical education, there is a need for objective means to determine surgical competence and resident readiness to operate independently. We propose a novel, objective method of assessing resident confidence and clinical competence based on measurement of electrodermal activity (EDA) during live surgical procedures. We hypothesized that with progressive training, EDA responses to the stress of performing surgery would exhibit decline, elucidating an objective correlate of clinical competence.