Examining the learning curves in robotic cardiac surgery wet lab simulation training.

Background: Simulation-based training has gained distinction in cardiothoracic surgery as robotic-assisted cardiac procedures evolve. Despite the increasing use of wet lab simulators, the effectiveness of these training methods and skill acquisition rates remain poorly understood.

Objectives: This study aimed to compare learning curves and assess the robotic cardiac surgical skill acquisition rate for cardiac and noncardiac surgeons who had no robotic experience in a wet lab simulation setting.

Simulation-based assessment of robotic cardiac surgery skills: An international multicenter, cross-specialty trial.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the validity of simulation-based assessment of robotic-assisted cardiac surgery skills using a wet lab model, focusing on the use of a time-based score (TBS) and modified Global Evaluative Assessment of Robotic Skills (mGEARS) score.

Methods: We tested 3 wet lab tasks (atrial closure, mitral annular stitches, and internal thoracic artery [ITA] dissection) with both experienced robotic cardiac surgeons and novices from multiple European centers. The tasks were assessed using 2 tools: TBS and mGEARS score.

[Molecular serological characteristics of weak D antigen types of the Rhesus system].

Aim: to estimate the spread of weak D antigen types of the Rhesus system in the citizens of the Russian Federation and a possibility of serologically identifying these types.

Subjects And Methods: The red blood cells and DNA of people with weakened expression of D antigen were investigated using erythrocyte agglutination reaction in salt medium (2 methods); agglutination reaction in the gel columns containing IgM + IgG anti-D antibodies, indirect antiglobulin test with IgG anti-D antibodies (2 methods); polymerase chain reaction to establish the type of weak D.

Results: A rhesus phenotype was determined in 5100 people in 2014-2015.

Comparison of remifentanil and low-dose fentanyl for fast-track cardiac anesthesia: a prospective randomized study.

Background: Different anesthetic techniques have been used for fast tracking in cardiac anesthesia. Remifentanil, with its unique pharmacokinetic profile, could be an ideal drug for fast tracking. Possible limitations of remifentanil are rapid onset of postoperative pain after discontinuation of the drug infusion, which may increase the risk of an ischemic event.

[Frequently ill children's physical development].

The changes in the physical development of frequently ill children (FIC) aged 3-7 years are considered. The rate of an increase in the height and body weight of FIC has been found to differ from that of these indices in occasionally ill children (OIC). By the age of 7 years, FIC are statistically smaller than OIC of the same age.

[Impact of physical exercises on the cardiovascular and respiratory systems of students].

The paper deals with the impact of physical classes at a higher educational establishment on the cardiovascular and respiratory systems of students. First- and second-year students who did physical exercises in accordance with the curriculum and fourth-year students who did not were followed up. Blood pressure and heart rate before and after exercise and the maximum oxygen consumption were used as parameters that characterized the state of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems.